Timeline of Saint-Étienne

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Saint-Étienne, France.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

• 1184 – Church of Notre-Dame de Valbenoîte [fr] founded.
• 1310 – Grand'Église de Saint-Étienne [fr] (church) construction begins.
• 1790 – Town becomes part of the Rhône-et-Loire department.
• 1793 – Town becomes part of the Loire (department).
• 1800 – Population: 16,259.
• 1816 – École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne (school) established.
• 1828 – Saint-Étienne to Andrézieux Railway begins operating.^[1]
• 1830 – Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) completed.^[2][3]
• 1831 – Lyons-St Etienne railway begins operating.^[1]
• 1855 – Beaubrun, Montaud, Outre-Furan [fr], and Valbenoîte become part of Saint-Étienne.^(fr)
• 1856 – Loire (department) administration relocated to Saint-Étienne from Montbrison.^[1]
• 1861 – Musée d'art et d'industrie de Saint-Étienne [fr] opens in the Palais des Arts.
• 1863 – Planfoy becomes part of Saint-Étienne.^(fr)
• 1864 – Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne factory built.
• 1876 – Union des travailleurs de Saint-Étienne (labour union) consumers' co-operative created.^[4][5]
• 1881 – Saint-Étienne tramway begins operating.
• 1884 – Gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux rebuilt.
• 1886 – Population: 117,875.^[6]
• 1890 – Lycée Claude-Fauriel [fr] (school) built.
• 1898 – Société des Magasins du Casino (shop) in business.^[7]
• 1900 – Hôtel de préfecture de la Loire [fr] built.^[8]

20th century

• 1901 – Automobile Club established.^[7]
• 1902 – Saint-Étienne labour council building [fr] constructed.
• 1910 – Etoile Théâtre (cinema) opens.^[9]
• 1911 – Population: 148,656.^[10]
• 1922 – Cinémathèque de Saint-Étienne [fr] established.^[11]
• 1923 – Saint-Étienne Cathedral built.
• 1926 – Population: 193,737.
• 1930 – Histoire et Patrimoine de Saint-Étienne [fr] founded.
• 1933 – Maisons sans escalier [fr] (residence) built.
• 1938 – Capitole cinema opens.^[9][12]
• 1942 – Trolleybuses in Saint-Étienne in operation.
• 1952 – SaintéLyon [fr] Lyon-St Etienne footrace begins.
• 1962 – Population: 210,311.
• 1968 – Population: 223,223.
• 1969
  • Jean Monnet University established.
  • Saint-Victor-sur-Loire [fr] and Terrenoire [fr] become part of Saint-Étienne.^(fr)
• 1971 – École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Saint-Étienne [fr] (school) established.
• 1973 – Rochetaillée [fr] becomes part of Saint-Étienne.^(fr)
• 1977
  • March: Saint-Étienne municipal election, 1977 [fr] held.
  • Joseph Sanguedolce [fr] becomes mayor.
• 1978 – Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport terminal built.
• 1981 – Radio Dio begins broadcasting.
• 1987 – Modern Art Museum established.
• 1990
  • Massenet Festival begins.
  • Population: 199,396.
• 1993 – Médiathèque Centrale opens in Tarentaize.^[13]
• 1995 – Festival des 7 Collines de Saint-Étienne [fr] (cultural festival) begins.

21st century

• 2005 – Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Saint-Étienne [fr] (music school) active.
• 2011 – Population: 170,049.
• 2014
  • March: Saint-Étienne municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
  • Gaël Perdriau becomes mayor.
• 2015 – December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 [fr] held.^[14]
• 2016 – St Etienne becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Images

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  Aerial view of St Etienne, 1860
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  City Hall, built 1821, with addition of dome in 1864
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  Place du Peuple with tram, which began operating in 1881 (photo circa 1912)
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  Médiathèque Centrale, opened in 1993
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  Participants before the start of the SaintéLyon footrace, December 2013
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  Pro-Palestinian rally at City Hall, July 2014

See also

• List of mayors of Saint-Étienne [fr]
• List of heritage sites in Saint-Étienne [fr]

other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

• Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand
• Timeline of Grenoble
• Timeline of Lyon
• Timeline of Vienne [fr]