The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aix-en-Provence, France.
See also: History of Aix-en-Provence in the middle ages and History of Aix-en-Provence during the Ancien Régime (both in French)
123 BCE - Aquae Sextiae founded.102 BCE - Battle of Aquae Sextiae.1st century CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Aix established.477 - Visigoths in power.731 - Saracens in power.12th century - Aix Cathedral construction begins.1112 - Religious council held in Aix.1277 - Saint-Jean-de-Malte Church built.1409 - University founded.1487 - Aix becomes part of the Crown lands of France.1501 - Regional Parliament of Aix-en-Provence established.1505 - Clock tower built.1651 - Hôtel de Suffren built on the Cours Mirabeau.1667 - Pavillon Vendôme (residence) built.See also: History of Aix-en-Provence during the revolution and History of Aix-en-Provence in the 19th century (both in French)
1703 - Église de la Madeleine (Aix-en-Provence) (church) built.1705 - "Bathing establishment" constructed.1756 - Theatre built.1790Regional Parliament of Aix-en-Provence dissolved.Aix becomes part of the Bouches du Rhône souveraineté.1807 - Académie des sciences, agriculture, arts et belles-lettres d'Aix founded.1810 - Bibliothèque Méjanes (library) opens.1838October: Religious Council of Aix-en-Provence held.Musée Granet opens.Museum d'Histoire Naturelle Aix-en-Provence founded.1839 - 19 January: Birth of Paul Cézanne.1860 - Fontaine de la Rotonde installed.1881 - Population: 23,887.See also: History of Aix-en-Provence in the 20th century (in French)
1903 - Société d'études provençales (learned society) founded.1906 - Population: 19,433.1910 - Musée des Tapisseries d'Aix-en-Provence opens.1911 - Musée Arbaud founded.[1]1912 - Fountain installed in the Place d'Albertas.1945 - Henri Mouret becomes mayor.1946 - Aix-en-Provence Military School active.1948 - Aix-en-Provence Festival of music begins.1954 - Population: 54,217.1960 - Aix twinned with Tübingen, Germany.1966 - Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer established in Aix.1967 - Félix Ciccolini becomes mayor.1968 - Population: 89,566.1969 - Société aixoise d'études historiques (historical society) founded.1970 - Aix twinned with Perugia, Italy.1975 - Population: 110,659.1976 - Café-Théâtre de la Fontaine d'Argent opens.1977Fountain installed in the Place des Cardeurs.Aix twinned with Bath, England.1978 - Alain Joissains becomes mayor.1979 - Aix twinned with Granada, Spain.1982Canton of Aix-en-Provence-Centre created.Aix becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.1983 - Jean-Pierre de Peretti Della Rocca becomes mayor.1985 - Aix twinned with Coimbra, Portugal.1986 - March: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 1986 held.1989 - Jean-François Picheral becomes mayor.1992 - Aix twinned with Carthage, Tunisia.1995 - Aix twinned with Ashkelon, Israel.1999 - Population: 133,018.2001Maryse Joissains-Masini becomes mayor.Communauté d'agglomération du pays d'Aix created.2007 - Grand Théâtre de Provence opens.2011 - Population: 140,684.2015 - December: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 2015 held.2016 - Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence established.