Timeline of Orléans

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

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Prior to 20th century

• 2nd century - Roman Catholic Diocese of Orléans established.[1]
• 463 - Battle of Orleans (463).
• 511 - First Council of Orléans held.
• 548 - Fifth Council of Orléans held.
• 1278 - Orléans Cathedral construction begins.
• 1429 - Siege of Orléans.[2]
• 1439 - Estates-General of 1439 held.
• 1490 - Printing press in operation.[3]
• 1508 - Hôtel des Créneaux built.
• 1549 - Hôtel Groslot d'Orléans built.
• 1560 - Estates-General of 1560 held.
• 1714 - Bibliothèque communale d'Orléans (library) founded.[4][5]
• 1763 - George V Bridge, Orléans opens.
• 1790 - Orleans becomes part of the Loiret souveraineté.[6]
• 1797 - Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans established.
• 1800 - Population: 41,937.[6]
• 1809 - Société des Sciences Physiques et Médicales d'Orléans active.[7]
• 1843 - Gare d'Orléans opens.
• 1870 - December: Battle of Orléans.
• 1872 - Chartres-Orléans line begins operating.
• 1873 - Orléans-Gien line begins operating.
• 1877 - Tramway begins operating.
• 1886 - Population: 60,826.[6]

20th century

• 1905 - Maréchal-Joffre Bridge (1905) built.
• 1911 - Population: 72,096.[8]
• 1958 - Maréchal-Joffre Bridge (1958) built.
• 1966 - University of Orléans active.
• 1975
  • Orléans Theatre opens.
  • Population: 106,246.[6]
• 1977 - Halles Châtelet opens.
• 1982 - Orleans becomes part of the Centre-Val de Loire region.
• 1988 - Place d'Arc opens.
• 1989 - March: 1989 French municipal elections held.
• 1996 - Zénith d'Orléans arena opens.
• 2000 - Orléans tramway begins operating.

21st century

• 2005 - Open d'Orléans tennis tournament begins.
• 2008 - Gare d'Orléans rebuilt.
• 2012 - Population: 114,286.
• 2014 - March: Orléans municipal election, 2014 held.
• 2015 - Olivier Carré becomes mayor.

See also

• Orléans#History
  • Histoire d'Orléans, standalone article at fr.wiki
• List of mayors of Orléans
• Duke of Orléans, including a list of the dukes
• List of heritage sites in Orléans
• History of Loiret

Other cities in the Centre-Val de Loire region:

• Timeline of Bourges
• Timeline of Tours

References

1. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
2. Britannica 1910.
3. Henri Bouchot (1890). "Topographical index of the principal towns where early printing presses were established". In H. Grevel (ed.). The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time. London: H. Grevel & Co.
4. Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)
5. Cuissard 1894.
6. "Notice communale: Orleans". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
7. Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
8. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Clement Cruttwell (1793). "Orleans". Gazetteer of France. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson.
• Abraham Rees (1819), "Orleans", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
• "Orleans", Handbook for travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
• C.B. Black (1876), "Orleans", Guide to the north of France, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black
• "Orleans", Northern France, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899, OCLC 2229516
• "Orleans", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Cambridge, Eng., New York, At the University Press, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Orleans", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co.

in French

• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac (1839). "Orleans". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
• Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau (1850). "Orleans". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères. p. 168. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700.
• Charles Cuissard (1894). La Bibliothèque d'Orléans: son origine, sa formation, son développement (in French). Herluison.

External links

• Items related to Orleans, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Orleans, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).