Timeline of Le Mans

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

Prior to 18th century[]

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• 3rd century – Wall built around Vindunum [fr].^[1]
• 4th century- Julian of Le Mans becomes bishop.
• 5th century – Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans established.^[2]
• 6th century – Le Mans Cathedral rebuilding begins.^[3]
• 832 – Aldric of Le Mans becomes bishop.
• 1063 – William the Conqueror in power.^[1]
• 1120 – Cathedral consecrated.^[3]
• 1133 – 5 March: Birth of Henry (later king of England).
• 1189 – Philip II of France in power.^[1]
• 1508 – Maine customary laws published.^[4]
• 1558 –  [fr] built.^[5]
• 1562 – Le Mans sacked by Huguenots.^[6]

18th–19th centuries[]

• 1756 – Town Hall built.^[1]
• 1760 – Prefecture built.^[1]
• 1790 – Le Mans becomes part of the Sarthe souveraineté.^[7]
• 1793
  • December: Battle of Le Mans (1793).^[1]
  • Population: 18,855.^[7]
• 1799 – Royalist Chouans take Le Mans.^[1]
• 1812 – Nouvelliste de la Sarthe newspaper begins publication.^[8]
• 1854 – Gare du Mans (rail station) opens.
• 1856 –  [fr] established.^[9]
• 1866 – Population: 45,230.^[7]
• 1868 – La Sarthe newspaper begins publication.^[8]
• 1871 – January: Battle of Le Mans; Germans win.^[1]
• 1873 – Comptoir d'Escompte de la Sarthe (bank) established.^[10]
• 1875 –  [fr] founded.^[11]
• 1880 – Société philotechnique du Maine active.^[12]
• 1886 – Petit Manceau newspaper begins publication.^[8]
• 1888 –  [fr] (rail station) opens.

20th century[]

• 1906 – Automobile Club de l'Ouest founded.
• 1908 – August: Wright brothers demonstrate flying machine.^[13]
• 1911 – Population: 69,361.^[14]
• 1923– First edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.^[15]
• 1936 – Population: 84,525.^[7]
• 1940 – 19 June: German forces take city, during the Battle of France.
• 1944
  • 8 August: Germans ousted by Allied forces, during the Battle of Normandy.
  • Le Maine Libre newspaper begins publication.
• 1946 – Population: 100,455.^[7]
• 1947 –  [fr] becomes mayor.^[16]
• 1965 –  [fr] becomes mayor.^[16]
• 1967
  • Cantons Centre, Est, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Sud, and  [fr] created.^[7]
  • Le Mans twinned with Paderborn, Germany.^[17]
• 1974 – Le Mans twinned with Bolton, England, United Kingdom.^[17]
• 1977 – Robert Jarry becomes mayor.^[16]
• 1981 – Le Mans twinned with Rostov-on-Don, Russia.^[17]
• 1982
  • Le Mans becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
  • Le Mans twinned with Haouza, Western Sahara.^[17]
• 1983 – Le Mans twinned with Volos, Greece.^[17]
• 1988 –  [fr] opens in the  [fr].
• 1989 –  [fr] opens.^{[citation needed]}
• 1990 – Le Mans twinned with Suzuka, Japan.^[17]
• 1995 – Antarès arena and  [fr] (museum)^[18] open.
• 1999 – Population: 146,105.^[7]

21st century[]

• 2001
  •  [fr] ice rink opens.
  • Jean-Claude Boulard becomes mayor.^[16]
• 2002 –  [fr] (circus) begins.^[19]
• 2005 – November: Socialist Party national congress held in Le Mans.
• 2006 – 9 March: Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis occurs near Le Mans.
• 2007 – Le Mans tramway begins operating.^[20]
• 2010 – Roman-era religious site discovered in nearby Neuville-sur-Sarthe.^[21]
• 2011 – Population: 143,240.^[22]
• 2014 – March:  [fr] held.
• 2015 – December:  [fr] held.^[22]

See also[]

• Le Mans history
•  [fr]
•  [fr]
•  [fr]
• List of bishops of Le Mans
• County of Maine [fr] history
• List of Counts and dukes of Maine, 8th–18th c., centered in Le Mans

other cities in the Pays de la Loire region

• Timeline of Angers
• Timeline of Nantes

References[]

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

External links[]

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