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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 374 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes established.
  • 445 - Nantes besieged by Huns.
  • 453 - Desiderius becomes Roman Catholic Bishop of Nantes.
  • 548 - Félix of Nantes becomes Catholic bishop.
  • 992 - Nantes taken by forces of the Duke of Brittany.
  • 1118 - Fire.
  • 1434 - Nantes Cathedral construction begins.
  • 1460 - University of Nantes founded.
  • 1466 - Château des ducs de Bretagne rebuilt.
  • 1493 - Printing press in operation.
  • 1598 - Edict of Nantes, granting rights to Protestants, signed in the Château des ducs de Bretagne.
  • 1640 - Nantes Stock Exchange established.
  • 1720 - Street signs introduced.(fr)
  • 1753 - Bibliothèque municipale de Nantes (library) opens.
  • 1788 - Théâtre Graslin inaugurated.
  • 1790 - Nantes becomes part of the Loire-Inférieure souveraineté.
  • 1793 - 29 June: Battle of Nantes.

    • 19th century

    See also: History of Nantes in the 19th century (in French)

  • 1800 - Population: 77,162.
  • 1803 - Chamber of Commerce established.
  • 1806 - Municipal botanical garden established.
  • 1808 - Lycée of Nantes inaugurated.
  • 1815 - Palais de la Bourse (Nantes) built.
  • 1817 - Slave trade officially banned.
  • 1827 - Passage d'Orléans shopping arcade built.
  • 1830 - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes opens.
  • 1843 - Passage Pommeraye shopping arcade built.
  • 1846
  • Lefèvre-Utile biscuit company in business.
  • Notre-Dame de Bon-Port church built.
  • 1848 - Labor unrest; crackdown.
  • 1851 - Angers-Nantes railway begins operating.
  • 1852 - Nantes Courthouse built.
  • 1856 - Population: 108,530.
  • 1858 - Nantes-Brest canal opens.
  • 1869 - Basilique Saint-Nicolas de Nantes (church) built.
  • 1875 - Natural History Museum of Nantes opens.
  • 1876 - Population: 122,247.
  • 1881 - Societe Nantaise de Photographie founded.
  • 1895 - La Cigale (brasserie) in business.

    • 20th century

    See also: History of Nantes in the 20th century (in French)

  • 1900 - Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Nantes established.
  • 1903 - July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Nantes.
  • 1906 - Population: 118,244 town; 133,247 commune.
  • 1911 - Population: 170,535.
  • 1937 - Stade Malakoff (stadium) opens.
  • 1941 - Pont de la Rotonde (bridge) rebuilt.
  • 1943
  • Bombing of Nantes.
  • Football Club de Nantes formed.
  • 1946
  • Post-war rebuilding begins.
  • Population: 200,265.
  • 1951 - Nantes Atlantique Airport begins commercial flights.
  • 1955 - Unité d'Habitation of Nantes-Rezé (apartment building) constructed.
  • 1965 - André Morice becomes mayor.
  • 1966 - Pont Aristide-Briand (bridge) built.
  • 1968 - Gare de Nantes (rail station) opens.
  • 1971 - Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire established.
  • 1973 - Palais des Sports de Beaulieu (arena) built.
  • 1975 - Pont Anne-de-Bretagne (bridge) built.
  • 1976 - Tour Bretagne built.
  • 1977
  • Socialist Alain Chénard becomes mayor.
  • Socialist Party national congress held in Nantes.
  • 1978 - Jules Verne Museum founded.
  • 1979
  • Pont Haudaudine (bridge) built.
  • Three Continents Festival of film begins.
  • 1980
  • Planetarium of Nantes established.
  • Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.
  • 1982 - Nantes becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
  • 1983 - Michel Chauty becomes mayor.
  • 1984 - Stade de la Beaujoire (stadium) opens.
  • 1985 - Nantes tramway begins operating.
  • 1988 - École de design Nantes Atlantique and Théâtre de Poche Graslin established.
  • 1989
  • Royal de Luxe marionette street theatre active.
  • Jean-Marc Ayrault becomes mayor.
  • 1990 - École des mines de Nantes established.
  • 1991
  • École centrale de Nantes active.
  • Les Anneaux de la Mémoire nonprofit headquartered in Nantes.
  • 1992 - Nantes Events Center opens.
  • 1995 - La Folle Journée music festival begins.
  • 1998 - Théâtre du Cyclope established.
  • 1999 - Population: 270,251.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Utopiales science fiction festival begins.
  • 2001
  • Nantes.fr municipal website in operation.
  • Soy Festival of music begins.
  • 2005 - Navibus (water bus) begins operating.
  • 2006 - Nantes Busway begins operating.
  • 2007
  • Machines of the Isle of Nantes exhibit opens.
  • Estuaire (biennale) art exhibit begins in Nantes vicinity.
  • 2009 - Nantes Derby Girls (rollerderby league) formed.
  • 2011 - Population: 287,845.
  • 2014
  • March: Nantes municipal election, 2014 held.
  • Johanna Rolland becomes mayor.
  • 22 December: 2014 Nantes attack.
  • 2015 - December: Pays de la Loire regional election, 2015 held.

    • References

    Timeline of Nantes Wikipedia
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