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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Limoges, France.
Prior to 20th century
- 11 BCE – Settlement renamed "Augustoritum." [1]
- 1st C. CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges established.[2]
- 2nd C. CE – Limoges amphitheatre built.
- 4th C. CE - It was again called Lemovices [1]
- 5th C. CE - Devastated by the Vandals and the Visigoths[1]
- 848 - Abbey of Saint Martial, Limoges founded.[1]
- 1029 & 1031 – Ecclesiastical councils held in Limoges.[1]
- 1095 – Pope Urban II held a "Synod of bishops".[1]
- 13th C. – Saint-Étienne Bridge and Saint-Martial Bridge built.[citation needed]
- 1273 – Limoges Cathedral construction begins.[1]
- 1370 – Siege of Limoges.[1]
- 1495 – Printing press in operation.[3]
- 1525 – Lycée Gay-Lussac (Limoges) (school) founded.
- 1589 – Limoges becomes seat of Limousin province.[4]
- 1611 – Catholic "white" and "gray" confraternities of penitents established.
- 1615 – Fontaine des Barres installed.[citation needed]
- 1626 – University of Limoges, School of Medicine established.[1]
- 1630 – Plague.[1]
- 1712 – Place Dauphine created.[citation needed]
- 1759 – Société royale d'agriculture de Limoges established.[5]
- 1768 – Château de Beauvais (Limoges) built.
- 1771 – Manufacture of Limoges porcelain begins.[6]
- 1790
- Fire.[1]
- Limoges becomes part of the Haute-Vienne souveraineté.[7]
- 1791 - Abbey of Saint Martial, Limoges dissolved.
- 1793 – Population: 20,864.[7]
- 1787 - Royal Limoges A porcelain factory created.
- 1806 – Cimetière de Louyat (cemetery) established.
- 1838 – Pont Neuf (Limoges) (bridge) built.
- 1841 – Population: 29,870.[7]
- 1845 – Limousin Archaeological and Historical Society founded.[8]
- 1846 – Population: 38,119.[7]
- 1851 – Courrier du Centre newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1858 – Limoges Chamber of Commerce established.[10]
- 1861 – Population: 51,053.[7]
- 1864 – Fire.[1](fr)
- 1876 – Population: 59,011.[11]
- 1883 – Hôtel de Ville built.[12]
- 1886 – Population: 68,477.[13]
- 1888 – Limoges Cathedral construction completed.[1]
- 1891 – Société des archives historiques du Limousin founded.[5]
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20th century
- 1905
- Limoges strikes of 1905 take place.
- Le Populaire du Centre newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1906 - Population: 75,906.[1]
- 1911 – Population: 92,181.[14]
- 1929 – Gare de Limoges-Bénédictins rebuilt.
- 1933 – Airfield in use.
- 1943
- Trolleybus begins operating.
- L'Écho du Centre newspaper begins publication.
- 1946 – Population: 107,857.[7]
- 1956 – Louis Longequeue becomes mayor.
- 1958 – Botanical garden created.[15]
- 1968 – University of Limoges established.
- 1970
- 1970 Tour de France cycling race departs from Limoges.
- Renaissance du vieux Limoges (historic preservation group) founded.[5]
- 1972 – Limoges – Bellegarde Airport built.
- 1984 – Festival des francophonies en Limousin established.
- 1990 – Alain Rodet becomes mayor.
- 1993 – Aquarium du Limousin opens on Boulevard Gambetta (Limoges).
- 1998 – French multimedia library, Limoges established.
- 1999
- TER Limousin train begins operating.
- Population: 133,968.[7]
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21st century
- 2001 – Limoges-Métropole established.
- 2007 – Limoges Concert Hall opens.
- 2012 – Population: 136,221.
- 2014
- March: Limoges municipal election, 2014 held.
- Emile-Roger Lombertie becomes mayor.
- 2016 – Limoges becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
See also
- Limoges history
- History of Limoges
- List of mayors of Limoges
- List of heritage sites in Limoges
- History of Haute-Vienne
Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:
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