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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Montpellier, France.
Prior to 19th century
- 737 - Charles Martel destroyed Maguelonne.[1]
- 986 - Lords of Montpellier begin with William I of Montpellier
- 10th C. Town consisted of two portions, Montpellier and Montpelliéret.[1]
- 1160 - Law school active.[1]
- 1204 - Grande Charte de Montpellier issued.
- 1220 - University of Montpellier established.[1]
- 1293 - Philip IV of France buys part of Montpellieret[2]
- 1349 - Philip VI of France buys other part of Montpellieret.[2]
- 1364 - Monastery of Saint-Benoît founded.[citation needed]
- 1394 - Jews expelled.[3]
- 1536 - Catholic Diocese of Maguelonne renamed Diocese of Montpellier & Montpellier Cathedral status elevated.[1][4]
- 1567 - Montpellier taken by Protestants.[1]
- 1593 - Jardin des plantes de Montpellier (historic botanical garden and arboretum) established.[1][5]
- 1622 - Siege of Montpellier.[6]
- 1624 - Citadel of Montpellier built.[1]
- 1628 - City walls demolished.[1]
- 1641 - Sainte-Ursule convent founded.[7]
- 1693 - Porte du Peyrou built.[1]
- 1704 - Montpellier Chamber of Commerce founded.
- 1706 - Société royale des sciences de Montpellier established.[8][9]
- 1755 - Place de la Comédie first mentioned.[1]
- 1766 - Birth of François-Xavier Fabre, painter.[1]
- 1789 - Population: 29,500.
- 1790 - Montpellier becomes part of the Hérault souveraineté.[10]
- 1793 - Population: 32,897.[10]
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19th century
- 1801 - Canton de Montpellier-1, Canton de Montpellier-2, and Canton de Montpellier-3 created.[10]
- 1816 - City hall moves to the Hôtel de Belleval
- 1819 - Bibliothèque Montpellier opens.[11]
- 1825 - Musée Fabre opens.
- 1829 - Louis XVI statue erected in the Place du Marché-aux-Fleurs.
- 1833 - Société Archéologique de Montpellier founded.
- 1837 - Grisettes de Montpellier confectionery in production.
- 1845 - Gare de Montpellier-Saint-Roch opens.
- 1861 - Population: 51,865.[10]
- 1876 - Petit Méridional newspaper begins publication.[12]
- 1886 - Archives of the City of Montpellier moves to the Tour des Pins (Montpellier).[13]
- 1888 - Opéra Comédie (opera hall) (fr) opens.
- 1891 - Pavillon populaire built.
- 1896 - Population: 73,950.[10]
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20th century
- 1911 - Population: 80,230.[14]
- 1923 - Parc des Sports de l'avenue Pont Juvénal opens.
- 1928 - Yves-du-Manoir Stadium opens.
- 1930 - Sabathé Stadium opens.
- 1946 - Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport opens.
- 1954 - Population: 97,501.[10]
- 1962 - Population: 118,864.[10]
- 1965 - Montpellier District created.
- 1967 - Richter Stadium opens.
- 1968 - Population: 161,910.[10]
- 1973 - Canton de Montpellier-4, Canton de Montpellier-5, Canton de Montpellier-6, Canton de Montpellier-7, Canton de Montpellier-8, and Canton de Montpellier-9 created.[10]
- 1975 - Population: 191,354.[10]
- 1977 - Georges Frêche becomes mayor.
- 1981 - Festival Montpellier Danse begins.
- 1982 - Bulletin historique de la Ville de Montpellier in publication.[13]
- 1985
- Canton de Montpellier-10 created.[10]
- Music Festival de Radio France et Montpellier begins.
- 1986 - Montpellier Hérault Rugby founded.
- 1988 - Languedoc-Roussillon regional council headquartered in the Hôtel de Région in Montpellier.(fr)
- 1999 - Population: 225,392.[10]
- 2000 - Montpellier tramway begins operating.
21st century
- 2001 - Montpellier Agglomération and Orchestre national de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon established.
- 2004 - Hélène Mandroux becomes mayor.
- 2007
- Vélomagg bikeshare (fr) begins operating.
- La Serre Amazonienne (greenhouse) opens.
- 2009 - En Traits Libres art space opens.
- 2010 - Agora dance center established.[7]
- 2011
- Hôtel de Ville de Montpellier built.
- Population: 264,538.
- 2013 - 29 May: First official same-sex marriage in France takes place.[15]
- 2014
- March: Montpellier municipal election, 2014 held.
- Philippe Saurel becomes mayor.
- 2015
- December: Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées regional election, 2015 held.[16]
- Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole created.
- 2016 - Montpellier becomes part of the Occitanie region.
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See also
- Montpellier history
- History of Montpellier
- List of mayors of Montpellier
- List of Catholic bishops of Montpellier
- List of heritage sites in Montpellier
- History of Languedoc-Roussillon region
Other cities in the Occitanie region:
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