Timeline of Angers

Prior to 19th century

372 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers established.

471 - Merovingians in power.

8th century - Angers becomes part of Anjou province.

851 - Frankish-Breton treaty signed in Angers.

870 - Duke of Anjou centered in Angers.

1025 - Angers Cathedral built.

1028 - Abbaye du Ronceray d'Angers founded.

1059 - Abbaye Saint-Serge d'Angers rebuilt.

12th century - Trinity Church, Angers construction begins.

1151 - Henry Plantagenet becomes count of Anjou and Maine (and king of England in 1154).

1184 - Hôpital Saint-Jean built.

13th century - Château d'Angers (castle) enlarged.

1288 - Jews expelled from Anjou.

1364 - Universitas Andegavensis active.

1380 - Apocalypse Tapestry created.

1384 - Public clock installed.

1487 - Logis Barrault mansion built.

1508 - Anjou customary laws published.

1516 - Grand jour (judicial proceeding) takes place.

1539 - Grand jour (judicial proceeding) takes place.

1585 - Huguenots in power.

1589 - Catholic League active, then quashed.

1685 - Académie des sciences, belles lettres et arts d'Angers founded.

1790 - Angers becomes part of the Maine-et-Loire souveraineté.

1791 - Angers Public Library founded.

1793

February: Liberty pole erected in the Place du Ralliement.

December: Siege of Angers.

1796 - Archives départementales de Maine-et-Loire established.

1797 - Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers established.

19th century

1806 - Population: 29,187.

1839 - Basse-Chaine Bridge built.

1849 - Cointreau distillery in business.

1850 - 16 April: Collapse of the Basse-Chaine Bridge.

1855 - Chamber of Commerce established.

1856 - Population: 50,726.

1859 - Café Serin in business.

1869 - Patriote de l'Ouest newspaper begins publication.

1871 - Grand Théâtre (Angers) opens.

1873 - Journal de Maine-et-Loire newspaper begins publication.

1875 - Catholic University of Angers active.

1876 - Population: 56,846.

1878 - Gare d'Angers-Saint-Serge (rail station) opens.

1883 - Petit Courrier newspaper begins publication.

1886 - Population: 73,044.

1889 - Musée Pincé opens.

1895 - Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie d'Angers (garden) established.

1896 - Angers tramway (1896) begins operating.

20th century

1901 - Galeries Lafayette (Angers) built on Rue d'Alsace (Angers).

1911 - Population: 83,786.

1914 - Avrillé airfield begins operating.

1919 - Angers SCO (sport club) formed.

1937

Parc de la Garenne created.

Roman-era archaeological remains found.

1940 - June: German occupation begins.

1944

May: Bombing by Allied forces.

August: German occupation ends.

Le Courrier de l'Ouest newspaper begins publication.

1964 - Angers twinned with Haarlem, Netherlands.

1967 - 1967 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.

1968 - Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine opens.

1971 - University of Angers and Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire established.

1972 - 1972 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.

1973

Pont de l'Atlantique (Angers) (bridge) built.

Association généalogique de l'Anjou formed.

1974 - Angers twinned with Bamako, Mali.

1980 - Association des musulmans d’Angers founded.

1982

Angers becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.

Ducs d'Angers ice hockey team formed.

Angers twinned with Pisa, Italy.

1983 - Centre de congrès d'Angers (assembly hall) built.

1985 - Parc des expositions d'Angers developed.

1986 - Nouveau théâtre d'Angers established.

1988

TV10 Angers begins broadcasting.

Angers twinned with Wigan, United Kingdom.

1991 - Amphitéa assembly hall built.

1994 - Théâtre de la Comédie d'Angers opens.

1999 - Population: 151,279.

21st century

2005 - Angers child sexual abuse case tried.

2007

Le Quai cultural space opens.

Angers 7 television begins broadcasting.

2011

Angers tramway begins operating.

City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.

Population: 148,803.

2014

March: Angers municipal election, 2014 held.

Christophe Béchu becomes mayor.

Mosque construction begins.

2015 - December: Pays de la Loire regional election, 2015 held.