Timeline of Poitiers

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

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Prior to 20th century

• 1st century CE - Roman baths built.[1]
• 2nd century CE - Roman Poitiers Amphitheatre built.[2]
• 2nd-3rd century - Roman Catholic diocese of Poitiers established.[3]
• 4th century - Baptistère Saint-Jean and Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand (church) built.[1]
• 418 - Region of southwest Gaul ceded to Visigoths per treaty.
• 507 - Battle of Vouillé fought near Poitiers; Franks win.[1]
• 552 - Holy Cross Abbey (Poitiers) founded.
• 732 - 10 October: Battle of Tours fought near Poitiers; Frankish forces defeat Umayyads.[1]
• 10th century - Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand rebuilding begins.[1]
• 955 - Siege of Poitiers (955).
• 11th century - Église Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers (church) rebuilt.[1]
• 1096 - Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Abbey built.
• 1099 - Church of Sainte-Radegonde (Poitiers) dedicated.[4]
• 1162 - Poitiers Cathedral construction begins.[1]
• 1199 - "Communal rights" granted to Poitiers.[1]
• 1356 - 19 September: Battle of Poitiers fought during the Hundred Years' War; English forces defeat French.[1]
• 1431 - University of Poitiers founded.
• 1569 - City besieged during the French Wars of Religion.[1]
• 1570s - Des Roches literary salon established.[5]
• 1770 - Blossac Park created.
• 1778 - Pont Neuf (Poitiers) (bridge) built over the Clain river.
• 1790 - Poitiers becomes part of the Vienne souveraineté.[6]
• 1793 - Population: 18,284.[6]
• 1801 - Canton de Poitiers-Sud and Canton de Poitiers-Nord created.[6]
• 1817 - Société d'agriculture, belles-lettres et arts de Poitiers founded.[7]
• 1834 - Société des antiquaires de l'Ouest founded.[7]
• 1851 - Courrier de la Vienne newspaper begins publication.[8]
• 1863 - L'Echo du Poitou newspaper in publication.[8]
• 1875 - Hôtel de ville de Poitiers (city hall) built.[2]
• 1895 - Horse-drawn Poitiers tram begins operating.
• 1898 - Société de géographie de Poitiers founded.[7]

20th century

• 1911 - Population: 41,242.[9]
• 1921 - Poitiers FC (football club) formed.
• 1922 - Bitard student group formed.
• 1944 - June: Bombing by Allied forces during World War II.[10]^(fr)
• 1954 - Poitiers Municipal Theatre built on the Place du Maréchal-Leclerc.
• 1958 - Regional Centre Presse (Vienne) newspaper begins publication.
• 1973 - Cantons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 created.[6]
• 1974 - Musée Sainte-Croix (museum) built.[11]
• 1977 - Jacques Santrot becomes mayor.
• 1982
  • Cantons 6 and 7 created.[6]
  • Orchestre Poitou-Charentes formed.
• 1984 - University's École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Poitiers established.
• 1987 - Futuroscope theme park opens near Poitiers.[4]
• 1989 - Stade de la Pépinière (stadium) opens.
• 1990 - 1990 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Futuroscope.
• 1999 - Agglomeration community Grand Poitiers (regional government) created.

21st century

• 2004
  • Autobus de Poitiers begins operating.
  • Marathon Poitiers-Futuroscope begins.
• 2008
  • Théâtre Auditorium de Poitiers opens.
  • Alain Claeys becomes mayor.
  • Poitiers grand mosque construction begins.^(en)
  • University's Festival du film environnemental de Poitiers begins.
• 2013 - Population: 87,427 city; 138,923 agglomeration.
• 2014 - March: Municipal election held.^(fr)
• 2015 - May: Socialist Party (France) national congress held in Poitiers.
• 2016 - Poitiers becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

See also

• History of Poitiers
• List of mayors of Poitiers
• List of bishops of Poitiers
• List of counts of Poitiers
• List of heritage sites in Poitiers
• History of Vienne department

Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:

• Timeline of Bordeaux
• Timeline of Limoges
• Timeline of La Rochelle

References

1. Britannica 1910.
2. "Patrimoine architectural (Poitiers)". Base Mérimée (in French). France: Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved 6 November 2016.
3. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
4. "Poitiers". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
5. "Chronology". Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. Abc-Clio. 2007. ISBN 978-1-85109-772-2.
6. "Notice communale: Poitiers". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
7. "Sociétés savantes de France (Poitiers)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
8. "Villes, villages: Poitiers". Presse locale ancienne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
9. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
10. "Histoire de Poitiers". Poitiers.fr (in French). Mairie de Poitiers. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
11. "(Poitiers)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• "Poitiers", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive

External links

• "L'agglomération de Poitiers". Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel (Inventory of Cultural Heritage) (in French). Poitiers: Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Items related to Poitiers, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Poitiers, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)