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Timeline of Avignon

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Avignon, France.

Contents

Prior to 18th century

  • 4th-5th century CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Avignon established.
  • 500 - town falls to the Frankish leader Clovis I after a siege
  • 508 - Wandill, a lieutenant of Theoderic the Great, leader of the Ostrogoths, makes Avignon his headquarters
  • 581 - Mummolus in Avignon resisted siege by the Austrasian Guntram Boso
  • 591 - Outbreak of plague
  • 599 - Outbreak of plague
  • 730 - Saracens in power.
  • 737 - town falls to the Frankish leader Charles Martel after a siege
  • 739 - Saracens retake town
  • 1060 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 1080 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 1185 - Pont Saint-Bénézet (bridge) built.
  • 1209 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 1226 - Republic of Avignon "taken and dismantled by Louis VIII."
  • 1251 - "Counts of Toulouse and Provence" in power.
  • 1279 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 1282 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 1288 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 14th century - Avignon ramparts and Palais des Papes built.
  • 1303 - University of Avignon founded.
  • 1309 - Avignon Papacy begins.
  • 1326 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 1327 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 1334 - December: Papal conclave, 1334 held.
  • 1337 - Religious Council of Avignon held.
  • 1348
  • Avignon "sold by Joanna, countess of Provence, to Clement VI."
  • Outbreak of plague
  • 1408 - Pope Benedict XIII ousted; Avignon Papacy ends.
  • 1457 - Religious council held.
  • 1580 - Outbreak of plague

    • 18th-19th centuries

  • 1791 - October: Massacres of La Glacière during the French Revolution.
  • 1792 - Avignon becomes part of the Bouches-du-Rhône souveraineté.
  • 1794 - Montfavet becomes part of Avignon.
  • 1796 - Archives départementales de Vaucluse established.
  • 1800 - Population: 21,412.
  • 1801
  • Canton of Avignon-Nord and Canton of Avignon-Sud created.
  • Lycée d'agriculture, des sciences et des arts founded.
  • 1802 - Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1811 - Musée Calvet (museum) established.
  • 1815 - Guillaume Brune assassinated.
  • 1820 - Cimetière Saint-Véran (cemetery) established.
  • 1825 - Théâtre Municipal opens on the Place de l'Horloge.(fr)
  • 1828 - L'Écho de Vaucluse begins publication.
  • 1847 - Opéra d'Avignon built.
  • 1849 - Société d'agriculture founded.
  • 1856 - City Hall built.
  • 1860 - Gare d'Avignon-Centre (train station) built.
  • 1870 - Morières-lès-Avignon splits from Avignon to form its own commune.
  • 1881 - Le Radical de Vaucluse newspaper begins publication.
  • 1899
  • Electric tram begins operating.
  • École des Beaux-Arts d'Avignon and Société avignonnaise des concerts symphoniques founded.

    • 20th century

  • 1911 - Population: 49,304.
  • 1913 - AC Arles-Avignon (football club) formed.
  • 1925 - Le Pontet splits from Avignon to form its own commune.
  • 1929 - Société d'étude des sciences naturelles de Vaucluse founded.
  • 1937 - Avignon-Caumont Aerodrome established.
  • 1947 - Festival d'Avignon begins.
  • 1973 - Canton of Avignon-Est and Canton of Avignon-Ouest created.
  • 1975
  • Parc des Sports (Avignon) (stadium) opens.
  • Population: 90,786.
  • 1979 - Transports en Commun de la Région d'Avignon (transit entity) in operation.
  • 1982
  • Orchestre régional Avignon-Provence active.
  • Avignon becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
  • 1984 - Avignon Film Festival begins.
  • 1986 - Archives Municipales d’Avignon (city archives) established.
  • 1997 - École supérieure d'art d'Avignon established.

    • 21st century

  • 2001
  • Gare d'Avignon TGV (train station) opens.
  • Agglomeration community Grand Avignon (regional government) created.
  • 2009 - Vélopop' bikeshare begins.
  • 2013 - Virgule d'Avignon (train) begins operating.
  • 2014 - Cécile Helle becomes mayor.

    • References

    Timeline of Avignon Wikipedia
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