Timeline of Perpignan

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

Before the 17th century[]

  • 990s–1110s CE – Seat of Count of Roussillon relocated to Perpignan from  [fr].
  • 1172 – Aragonese in power.[1]
  • 1276 – Perpignan becomes capital of the Kingdom of Majorca.[2]
  • 1309 – Palace of the Kings of Majorca built.
  • 1324 – Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist construction begins.[1]
  • 1349 – University of Perpignan established.[1]
  • 1360 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
  • 1388 - Consulate of the Sea established.[4]
  • 1475 - French in power.[1]
  • 1500 - Printing press in use.[5]
  • 1509 - Cathedral building completed.[1]
  • 1542 - Siege of Perpignan (1542) by forces of Francis I of France.[1]

17th–19th centuries[]

  • 1601 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne established.[6]
  • 1642 – Siege of Perpignan (1642); French win.[1]
  • 1659 – City becomes part of France per Treaty of the Pyrenees.[1]
  • 1790 – Perpignan becomes part of the Pyrénées-Orientales souveraineté.[7]
  • 1793
    • 17 July: Battle of Perpignan (1793).
    • Population: 9,134.[7]
  • 1804 – Municipal library active.[8][9]
  • 1819 – Journal de Perpignan et des Pyrénées-Orientales newspaper in publication.[10]
  • 1833 –  [fr] (museum) established.[11]
  • 1840 – Musée d’Histoire naturelle de Perpignan (museum) established.[12][13]
  • 1846 – L'Indépendant newspaper begins publication.[10]
  • 1870 – Le Roussillon newspaper begins publication.[10]
  • 1872 – Hôtel Pams (house) built.
  • 1900 –  [fr] begins operating.

20th century[]

  • 1911
    •  [fr] opens.
    • Population: 39,510.[14]
  • 1921 – Population: 53,742.[7]
  • 1923 – Aérodrome de la Llabanère begins operating.
  • 1934 – Canet Roussillon FC (football club) formed.
  • 1940 – Stade Aimé Giral (stadium) opens.
  • 1946 – Roussillon Grand Prix motor race begins.
  • 1952 –  [fr] begins operating.
  • 1962 – Stade Gilbert Brutus (stadium) opens.
  • 1964 – Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport terminal rebuilt.
  • 1968 – Population: 102,191.[7]
  • 1982 – Association archéologique des Pyrénées-Orientales headquartered in Perpignan.[15](fr)
  • 1996 – newspaper begins publication.

21st century[]

  • 2004 –  [fr] (transit entity) active.
  • 2006 – Population: 114,000.[7]
  • 2013 – Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.
  • 2014 – March:  [fr] held.
  • 2020 – June: the first time that the Marine Le Pen's party has won a city of more than 100,000 people. Louis Aliot becomes Mayor.[16][17]

See also[]

  • Perpignan history (fr)
  •  [fr] department

Other cities in the Occitanie region:

  • Timeline of Montpellier
  • Timeline of Nimes
  • Timeline of Toulouse

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ "Perpignan". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ^  [de] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
  5. ^ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
  6. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Perpignan, EHESS. (in French)
  8. ^ "Les bibliothèques: Médiathèque centrale". Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  9. ^ Pierre Vidal (1897). Catalogue des incunables de la Bibliothèque publique de la ville de Perpignan (in French). Paris: H. Welter.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Villes, villages: Perpignan". Presse locale ancienne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  11. ^ Joseph Crouchandeu (1884). Catalogue raisonné des objets d'art et d'archéologie du Musée de Perpignan (in French). Pergignan: L'Eclaireur des Pyrénées-Orientales.
  12. ^ "Culture: Musées". Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  13. ^ Robert Bourgat (1995), "Perpignan Museum", Journal of the History of Collections, Oxford University Press, 7, ISSN 0954-6650
  14. ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  15. ^ "Sociétés savantes de France (Perpignan)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Far-right to win southern French town of Perpignan: Exit poll". Reuters. 28 June 2020.
  17. ^ "France's Greens make gains, Macron loses ground in low-turnout local elections". 28 June 2020.

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