Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Early history[]

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• 1st century BC – Augustonemetum founded at near Nemossos, the ancient capital of the Arverni
• 2nd century – Augustonemetum has grown into a city, with a population estimated at between 15,000 and 30,000
• 3rd century – the city is depopulated, and survives only as a fort at the site of the forum.
• 4th century – the settlement is now known as Arvernis, with a population estimated at 700 people; the Roman Catholic diocese of Clermont is established.^[1] Five gates are built into the fortifications, while the rest of the Roman city lies in ruins.
• 5th century –  [fr] construction begins.
• 471/475 – Arvernis besieged by the Visigoths; part of the Visigothic kingdom until the Frankish conquest in 507.
• 535 – Council of Clermont (535).^[2]
• 549 – Second council of Clermont.^[2]
• 587 – Third council of Clermont.^[2][3]

Medieval to early modern[]

• 761 – Pepin the Short pillages urbs Arverna and takes its fort, Claremontem Castrum in the Siege of Clermont (761).
• 848 – first mention of the name Clermont (Clarus Mons) as the name of the city; Arvernis remains in use as alongside Clermont at least until the end of the 9th century.
• 862 – city destroyed by Vikings and rebuilt under bishop Sigon
• 898/910 – city again pillaged by Vikings
• 946 – traditional date for the consecration of the Romanesque cathedral built under bishop Stephen II.
• 1095 – Council of Clermont: pope gives speech that starts the First Crusade.^[2]
• 12th century – Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port rebuilt (approximate date).^[2]
• 1130 – Religious  [fr] held in Clermont.^[2]
• 13th century – Construction of gothic-style Clermont Cathedral begins.^[2]
• 1273 –  [fr] construction begins.
• 15th century –  [fr] construction begins.^[4]
• 1515 –  [fr] (fountain) erected.^[2]
• 1623 – 19 June: Birth of Blaise Pascal.
• 1665 –  [fr] begin.^[2]
• 1675 –  [fr] building construction begins.^[5]
• 1731 – Towns of  [fr] and Montferrand merge to become "Clermont Montferrand."^[2]
• 1747 –  [fr] founded.^[6]
• 1790 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Puy-de-Dôme souveraineté.^[7]

19th century[]

• 1801
  • Cantons of Clermont-Est, Clermont-Nord, Clermont-Sud, and Clermont-Sud-Ouest created.^[7]
  •  [fr] erected.
• 1806 – Population: 30,982.^[7]
• 1826 – Chamber of Commerce established.^[8]
• 1855 – Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication.^[9]
• 1858 –  [fr] installed in the Place de la Rodade.
• 1862 –  [fr]^[10] and  [fr] built.
• 1886 – Population: 46,718.^[11]
• 1889 – Michelin et Cie in business.^[12]
• 1894 – Société d'histoire naturelle d'Auvergne established.^[13]
• 1895 –  [fr] installed in the  [fr].
• 1896 – Avenir du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication.^[9]

20th century[]

• 1906 –  [fr] (shop) built.
• 1911 – Population: 65,386.^[14]
• 1919 – La Montagne newspaper begins publication.
• 1921 – Population: 82,577.^[7]
• 1926 – Population: 111,711.^[7]
• 1940
  • June: City briefly occupied by German forces.^[15]
  • July: City becomes temporary seat of government of France, which shortly relocates to Vichy.^[15]
• 1944 –  [fr] begins publication.
• 1961
  •  [fr] built.
  • Association Montferrand Renaissance founded.^[16]
• 1974 – Jardin botanique de la Charme (garden) created.
• 1975 – Population: 156,763.^[7]
• 1977 – Islamic community of Clermont-Ferrand established in the former Refuge du Bon Pasteur chapel.^[17][18]
• 1979 –  [fr] in use.^{[citation needed]}
• 1982
  • Cantons  [fr],  [fr],  [fr],  [fr], and  [fr] created.^[7]
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival begins.
• 1995 –  [fr] begins broadcasting.
• 1999
  •  [fr] convention centre opens.
  • Population: 137,140.^[7]

21st century[]

• 2003 – Le Magazine Zap begins publication.^(fr)
• 2006 – Clermont-Ferrand tramway begins operating.
• 2010 –  [fr] built.^[18]
• 2011 – Population: 140,957.^[19]
• 2012 – Population: 141,569.
• 2014 –  [fr] becomes mayor.
• 2015
  • Cantons of Clermont-Ferrand-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 created per  [fr].
  • March:  [fr] held.
  • December:  [fr] held.^[19]
• 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

See also[]

• Clermont-Ferrand history
• History of Clermont-Ferrand [fr]
• Augustonemetum [fr] (Roman-era settlement)
• List of mayors of Clermont-Ferrand
•  [fr]

other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

• Timeline of Grenoble
• Timeline of Lyon
• Timeline of St Etienne
•  [fr]

References[]

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

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