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Timeline of Caen

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 912 - Caen becomes western capital of Normandy.
  • 1060 - Château de Caen (castle) built (approximate date).
  • 1077 - Saint Stephen's Church, Caen consecrated.
  • 1087 - Burial of William the Conqueror.
  • 1314 - Public clock installed.
  • 1346 - Battle of Caen (1346).
  • 1417 - Siege of Caen (1417) by English forces.
  • 1432 - University of Caen Normandy founded.
  • 1450 - Siege of Caen (1450); French in power.
  • 1460s - Maison des Quatrans (residence) construction begins.
  • 1480 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1527 - Hôtel de Than (mansion) built (approximate date).
  • 1540 - Hôtel d'Escoville (mansion) built.
  • 1652 - Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Caen founded.
  • 1710 - Hôtel de Blangy (mansion) construction begins (approximate date).
  • 1736 - Jardin botanique de Caen (garden) established.
  • 1790 - Caen becomes part of the Calvados souveraineté.
  • 1793 - Population: 34,805.
  • 1796 - Archives départementales du Calvados established.

    • 19th century

  • 1809 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen and Bibliothèque de Caen open.
  • 1820 - Société de médecine de Caen (medical society) founded.
  • 1821 - Caen Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1823 - Société linnéenne de Normandie (learned society) founded.
  • 1824 - Société des antiquaires de Normandie (historical society) founded.
  • 1828 - Journal de Caen et de la Normandie newspaper begins publication.(fr)
  • 1843 - Paris-Caen railway begins operating.
  • 1855 - Société des beaux-arts de Caen (art society) founded.
  • 1857
  • Caen Canal opens.
  • Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway begins operating.
  • 1860 - Séminaire des Eudistes de Caen built.
  • 1875
  • Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Caen à la Mer railway begins operating.
  • Gare de Caen Saint-Martin (rail station) opens.
  • 1886 - Population: 43,809.

    • 20th century

  • 1901 - Tram begins operating.
  • 1911 - Population: 46,934.
  • 1913 - Stade Malherbe Caen football club formed.
  • 1925 - Stade de Venoix (stadium) opens.
  • 1934 - Gare de Caen (rail station) rebuilt.
  • 1939 - Military Caen-Carpiquet Air Base established.
  • 1940 - German occupation begins.
  • 1944
  • June–August: Battle for Caen fought, during the Battle of Normandy.
  • 19 July: German forces ousted from city.
  • 1945 - Rebuilding of Caen begins.
  • 1954 - Population: 67,851.
  • 1959 - Jean-Marie Louvel becomes mayor.
  • 1961 - Lycée Malherbe (school) built.
  • 1962
  • Lycée Augustin-Fresnel (school) opens in La Grâce de Dieu (Caen) neighborhood.
  • Caen twinned with Würzburg, Germany.
  • 1965 - City Hall moves into the Abbey of Saint-Étienne building.
  • 1967 - Civilian Caen – Carpiquet Airport in use.
  • 1968 - Population: 110,262.
  • 1970 - Jean-Marie Girault becomes mayor.
  • 1973 - Canton of Caen-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 created.
  • 1982 - Orchestre Régional de Basse-Normandie established in nearby Mondeville.
  • 1986 - Postal Museum opens.
  • 1987 - Caen twinned with Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
  • 1991 - Caen twinned with Alexandria, Virginia and Nashville, USA.
  • 1992 - Caen twinned with Thiès, Senegal.
  • 1993 - Stade Michel d'Ornano (stadium) opens.
  • 1999 - Population: 113,987.

    • 21st century

  • 2002 - Caen Guided Light Transit (electric bus) begins operating.
  • 2012 - Population: 108,365.
  • 2014 - Joël Bruneau becomes mayor.
  • 2015 - December: Normandy regional election, 2015 held.
  • 2016 - Caen becomes part of Normandy (French region).

    • References

    Timeline of Caen Wikipedia
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