Timeline of Aix-en-Provence

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aix-en-Provence, France.

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Prior to 20th century

See also: History of Aix-en-Provence in the middle ages and History of Aix-en-Provence during the Ancien Régime (both in French)

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18th-19th centuries

See also: History of Aix-en-Provence during the revolution and History of Aix-en-Provence in the 19th century (both in French)

20th century

See also: History of Aix-en-Provence in the 20th century (in French)

  • 1903 - Société d'études provençales (learned society) founded.[12]
  • 1906 - Population: 19,433.[1]
  • 1910 - Musée des Tapisseries d'Aix-en-Provence opens.[10]
  • 1911 - Musée Arbaud founded.[13]
  • 1912 - Fountain installed in the Place d'Albertas.
  • 1945 - Henri Mouret becomes mayor.
  • 1946 - Aix-en-Provence Military School active.
  • 1948 - Aix-en-Provence Festival of music begins.
  • 1954 - Population: 54,217.[7]
  • 1960 - Aix twinned with Tübingen, Germany.[14]
  • 1966 - Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer established in Aix.[15][16]
  • 1967 - Félix Ciccolini becomes mayor.
  • 1968 - Population: 89,566.[7]
  • 1969 - Société aixoise d'études historiques (historical society) founded.[12]
  • 1970 - Aix twinned with Perugia, Italy.[14]
  • 1974 - Centre de Documentation Historique sur l'Algérie headquartered in Aix.
  • 1975 - Population: 110,659.[7]
  • 1976 - Café-Théâtre de la Fontaine d'Argent opens.
  • 1977
    • Fountain installed in the Place des Cardeurs.
    • Aix twinned with Bath, England.[14]
  • 1978 - Alain Joissains becomes mayor.
  • 1979 - Aix twinned with Granada, Spain.[14]
  • 1982
  • 1983 - Jean-Pierre de Peretti Della Rocca becomes mayor.
  • 1985 - Aix twinned with Coimbra, Portugal.[14]
  • 1986 - March: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 1986 held.
  • 1989 - Jean-François Picheral becomes mayor.
  • 1992 - Aix twinned with Carthage, Tunisia.[14]
  • 1995 - Aix twinned with Ashkelon, Israel.[14]
  • 1999 - Population: 133,018.[7]

21st century
  • 2001
    • Maryse Joissains-Masini becomes mayor.
    • Communauté d'agglomération du pays d'Aix created.
  • 2007 - Grand Théâtre de Provence opens.
  • 2011 - Population: 140,684.[17]
  • 2015 - December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held.[17]
  • 2016 - Metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence established.

See also

Other cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region:

References
  1. Britannica 1910.
  2. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. Catholic Encyclopedia 1913.
  4. Champagnac 1839.
  5. "Patrimoine architectural (Aix-en-Provence)". Base Mérimée (in French). France: Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. "Monuments historiques: Bastide d'Orcel" (in French). French Ministry of Culture. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  7. "Notice communale: Aix-en-Provence". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  9. Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)
  10. "(Aix-en-Provence)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  11. Chambers 1901.
  12. "Sociétés savantes de France (Aix-en-Provence)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  13. "Historique de l'Académie" (in French). Académie d’Aix. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  14. "Les jumelages". Aixenprovence.fr (in French). Mairie d’Aix-en-Provence. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  15. "Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer". Archives nationales. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  16. Vincent Confer (1969). "Depot in Aix and Archival Sources for France Outre-Mer". French Historical Studies. 6 (1): 120–126. doi:10.2307/286248. JSTOR 286248.
  17. "Données du Monde: Aix-en-Provence", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015

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