The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Rennes, France.
Before the 20th century edit
- 5th C. CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Rennes active.[1]
- 1356 – Siege of Rennes (1356-1357).[2]
- 1561 – Parlement of Brittany headquartered in Rennes.[2]
- 1589 – 13 March: Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur takes power.[3]
- 1598 – May: Entry of Henry IV into Rennes.[2]
- 1654 – Parlement of Brittany building built.[4]
- 1672 – Saint George Palace built.[4]
- 1693 – Office of mayor established.[5]
- 1700 – St. Stephen's Church, Rennes built.
- 1720 – December: 1720 Rennes fire.[2]
- 1743 – Rennes City Hall built.
- 1757 – Brittany Society of Agriculture, Commerce and Arts founded.[6]
- 1768 – Saint-Sauveur Basilica, Rennes built.
- 1770 – Population: 23,143.
- 1790 – Rennes becomes part of the Ille-et-Vilaine souveraineté.[7]
- 1793 – Population: 30,160.[7]
- 1794 – Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes and Musée de Bretagne established.[8]
- 1803
- Municipal library founded.[9][10](fr)
- Lycée Émile-Zola opens.
- 1836 – Opéra de Rennes opens.
- 1853 – Société d'horticulture d'Ille-et-Vilaine founded.[11]
- 1856 – Population: 45,664.[7]
- 1857 – Gare de Rennes built.
- 1858 – Rennes Chamber of Commerce founded.
- 1878 – Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes women's prison begins operating.
- 1882 – Société de géographie de Rennes founded.[11]
- 1886 – Population: 66,139.[12]
- 1899 – Alfred Dreyfus' second trial takes place in Rennes.[2]
20th century edit
- 1903 – Prison Jacques-Cartier built.
- 1911 – Population: 79,372.[13]
- 1933 – Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport built.
- 1936 – St. Theresa Church, Rennes built.
- 1940
- German occupation begins.(fr)
- September: Frontstalag 127 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.[14]
- October: Frontstalag 133 POW camp established by the Germans.[14]
- 1944 – 4 August: Liberation of Rennes by Allied forces.
- 1946 – Population: 113,781.[7]
- 1956 – Rennes partnered with Exeter, UK.[15]
- 1958 – Rennes partnered with Rochester, New York, USA.[15]
- 1961 – Le Liberté (Rennes) (assembly hall) opens on the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle (Rennes).
- 1962 – Population: 151,948.[7]
- 1964 – Rennes partnered with Erlangen, Germany.[15]
- 1965 – Rennes partnered with Brno, Czech Republic.[15]
- 1967 – Rennes partnered with Sendai, Japan.[15]
- 1968 – Rennes "Maison de la Culture" established.
- 1970 – University of Rennes 1 established.
- 1977 – Edmond Hervé becomes mayor.
- 1980 – Rennes partnered with Leuven, Belgium.[citation needed]
- 1982
- Rennes partnered with Setif, Algeria;[15] and Cork, Ireland.
- Rennes becomes part of the Brittany (administrative region).
- 1983 – Regional Council of Brittany headquartered in the Hôtel de Courcy in Rennes.(fr)
- 1989 – Theatre in Old St. Stephen's in use.
- 1990
- Socialist Party national congress held in Rennes.
- Théâtre National de Bretagne established.
- 1991 – Rennes partnered with Almaty, Kazakhstan.[15]
- 1992
- Gare de Rennes rebuilt.
- Rennes partnered with Hué, Vietnam.[15]
- 1994 – February: Parlement of Brittany fire.
- 1995 – Rennes partnered with Bandiagara Cercle, Mali.[15]
- 1998 – Rennes partnered with Poznań, Poland.[15]
- 1999
21st century edit
- 2002
- Rennes Metro begins operating.
- Rennes partnered with Jinan, China.[15]
- 2006 – Les Champs Libres cultural centre opens.
- 2008
- Pathe Gaumont cinema opens.[16]
- Daniel Delaveau becomes mayor.
- 2012 – Population: 209,860.
- 2014
- March: Rennes municipal election, 2014 held.
- Nathalie Appéré becomes mayor.
- 2015 – December: Brittany regional election, 2015 held.[17]
See also edit
- History of Rennes
- List of mayors of Rennes
- List of heritage sites in Rennes
- History of Ille-et-Vilaine department
- Timeline of Brittany
- other cities in the Brittany region
- Timeline of Brest, France
- Timeline of Vannes
References edit
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Rennes". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ a b Chambers 1901.
- ^ Ducrest de Villeneuve 1845.
- ^ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rennes, EHESS (in French).
- ^ "(Rennes)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Histoire et chiffres". Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Tedder, Henry Richard; Brown, James Duff (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 545–577.
see page 565-France.
- ^ a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Rennes)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ a b "German Frontstalag Camps". Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Des jumelages a la cooperation decentralisee (PDF) (in French), Archives de Rennes, 2014
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Rennes, France". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Résultats élections: Rennes", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
In English edit
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Rennes", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, hdl:2027/mdp.39015057241088
- "Rennes", A Handbook for Travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
- C.B. Black (1876), "Rennes", Guide to the North of France, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black
- "Rennes", Northern France, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899, OCLC 2229516
- "Rennes". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. hdl:2027/njp.32101065312934.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 100.
In French edit
- E. Ducrest de Villeneuve; D. Maillet (1845). Histoire de Rennes (in French). Rennes: Edouard Morault. (includes timeline)
- "Rennes". Bretagne orientale et Maine. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1902. OCLC 457600236.
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