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Timeline of Besançon

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1st century CE - Arènes de Besançon (amphitheatre) built on outskirts of La Boucle in Vesontio.
  • 175 CE - Porte Noire (Besançon) (arch) built (approximate date).
  • 4th century CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Besançon active.
  • 11th century - Church of Notre-Dame, Besançon built.
  • 1393 - Besançon Town Hall built.
  • 1487 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1537 - Besançon coat of arms adopted.
  • 1540 - Palais Granvelle (Besançon) built.
  • 1668 - Citadel of Besançon construction begins.
  • 1674 - Siege of Besançon.
  • 1676 - Parlement of Besançon established.
  • 1678 - Besançon becomes part of France per Treaty of Nijmegen.
  • 1694 - Boisot Library-Museum founded.
  • 1749 - Besançon courthouse rebuilt.
  • 1752 - Besançon Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts founded.
  • 1766 - St. Madeleine Church built.
  • 1786 - St. Peter's Church, Besançon built.
  • 1790 - Besançon becomes part of the Doubs souveraineté.
  • 1793 - Population: 25,328.
  • 1796 - Departmental archives of Doubs established.

    • 19th century

  • 1802 - 26 February: Birth of Victor Hugo.
  • 1814 - Besançon besieged by Austrian forces.
  • 1818 - Besançon municipal library building opens.
  • 1819 - Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1831 - Fort Beauregard built.
  • 1833 - Rhone–Rhine Canal opens.
  • 1843 - Parc Micaud created.
  • 1850 - Rue de Dole laid out.
  • 1854 - Fountain installed in the Place de la Révolution (Besançon).
  • 1856 - Railway begins operating.
  • 1876 - Population: 54,404.
  • 1883 - Le Petit Comtois newspaper in publication.
  • 1888 - Dairy College founded.[1]
  • 1892 - Besançon-les-Bains built.
  • 1893 - Kursaal de Besançon (theatre) opens.
  • 1896 - Dépêche Républicaine newspaper begins publication.
  • 1897 - Tram begins operating.(fr)
  • 1899 - Société d'histoire naturelle du Doubs established.

    • 20th century

  • 1900 - Fountain built on the Place Jean-Cornet.(fr)
  • 1902 - Victor Hugo statue erected on the Promenade Granvelle.(fr)
  • 1903 - Eclair Comtois newspaper begins publication.
  • 1910 - January 1910 Doubs river flood.
  • 1911 - Population: 57,978.
  • 1945 - Jean Minjoz becomes mayor.
  • 1948 - Besançon International Music Festival begins.
  • 1951 - International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors begins.
  • 1953 - Battant Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1954 - Population: 73,445.
  • 1957 - Botanical garden established at Place Leclerc.
  • 1960 - Planoise redevelopment process begins.
  • 1964 - Gare de Besançon-Viotte rebuilt.
  • 1968 - Population: 113,220.
  • 1972
  • Centre dramatique national Besançon Franche-Comté established.[2]
  • Francis of Assisi Church built.
  • 1975 - Population: 120,315.
  • 1977 - Robert Schwint becomes mayor.
  • 1983 - Jean Minjoz Hospital opens.
  • 1994 - Sunna Mosque, Besançon established.(fr)

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - Jean-Louis Fousseret becomes mayor.
  • 2002 - Musée du Temps de Besançon opens.
  • 2005 - 3 November: 2005 Planoise Forum fire.
  • 2010 - 13 December: School hostage crisis.
  • 2011 - Population: 115,879.
  • 2015 - December: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional election, 2015 held.
  • 2016 - Besançon becomes part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

    • References

    Timeline of Besançon Wikipedia
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