Timeline of Troyes

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

Prior to 14th century[]

  • 330–344 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes established (approximate date).[1]
  • 426 – Lupus of Troyes becomes bishop.[2]
  • 9th century – Abbey of Saint Loup, Troyes founded.
  • 867 – Religious Council held.[3]
  • 878 – Religious Council held.[3]
  • 892 – Troyes sacked by Norman forces.[2]
  • 898 – Troyes sacked by Norman forces again.[2]
  • 1107 – Religious Council held.
  • 1129 – Religious Council held.
  • 1152 – Henry I, Count of Champagne in power.[4]
  • 1188 – Fire.[2]
  • 1208 – Rebuilding of Troyes Cathedral begins.[2]
  • 1262 – Basilica of St. Urbain, Troyes founded.[4]

14th–19th centuries[]

  • 1304 – "Union of Champagne with the domains of the king of France."[2]
  • 1359 –  [fr] (convent) construction begins.
  • 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
  • 1419 - Troyes becomes temporary seat of government of Kingdom of France during the Hundred Years' War.[2]
  • 1429 – July:  [fr] by forces of Dauphin of France Charles VII.[6]
  • 1508 –  [fr] (church) rebuilt.[4]
  • 1518 – Plague.[7]
  • 1524 – Fire destroys large part of city.[7]
  • 1550 –  [fr] and  [fr] (church) built.[4]
  • 1651 – Public library founded.[8][9]
  • 1790 – Troyes becomes part of the Aube souveraineté.[10]
  • 1793 – Population: 26,751.[10]
  • 1798 –  [fr] founded.[11]
  • 1801 – Cantons 1, 2, and 3 created.[10]
  • 1830 – Journal de l'Aube newspaper in publication.[12]
  • 1831 – Archaeology museum opens in the former Abbey of Saint Loup.
  • 1846 – Canal de la Haute-Seine opens.
  • 1861 – Cirque de Troyes built.
  • 1886 – Population: 46,972.[13]
  • 1899 –  [fr] begins operating.

20th century[]

  • 1901 –  [fr] newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1905 –  [fr] rebuilt.[14]
  • 1911 – Population: 55,486.[15]
  • 1912 – Gare de Troyes (train station) rebuilt.
  • 1925
    • Stade de l'Aube (stadium) opens.
    • Société archéologique du département de l'Aube founded.[11]
  • 1931 –  [fr] (football club) formed.
  • 1933 – Troyes – Barberey Airport established.
  • 1945 – Regional  [fr] newspaper begins publication.
  • 1948 –  [fr] (museum) founded.[16]
  • 1963 – Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes (preservation society) founded.[17]
  • 1973 – Cantons 4, 5, 6, and 7 created.[10]
  • 1982 – Musée d'art moderne de Troyes (museum) opens.[16]
  • 1984 – Centre Troyen de Recherches et d’Études Pierre et Nicolas Pithou established.[18]
  • 1986 – Troyes AC (football club) formed.
  • 1987 – Nogent Nuclear Power Plant commissioned in vicinity of Troyes.
  • 1988 –  [fr] festival begins.
  • 1993
    •  [fr] (shopping centre) in business.
    • Agglomeration community  [fr] (regional government) created.
  • 1994 – University of Technology of Troyes established.
  • 1995 – François Baroin becomes mayor.

21st century[]

  • 2002 –  [fr] (library) opens.
  • 2009 – " [fr]" art exhibition held.
  • 2012 – Population: 60,009.
  • 2016 – Troyes becomes part of the Grand Est region.

See also[]

Other cities in the Grand Est region:

  • Timeline of Metz
  • Timeline of Mulhouse
  • Timeline of Nancy, France
  • Timeline of Reims
  • Timeline of Strasbourg

References[]

  1. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Champagnac 1839.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Hourihane 2012.
  5. ^  [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)
  6. ^ "Troyes". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Historique de la ville de Troyes" (in French). Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Médiathèque du Grand Troyes". Data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Mille ans de livres à Troyes" (in French). Médiathèque du Grand Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Troyes, EHESS. (in French)
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Troyes)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Presse locale ancienne" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  13. ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.
  14. ^ Base Mérimée: Ancien cirque municipal, puis Palais des congrès, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  15. ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Troyes)".  [fr]: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Historique de l'association" (in French). Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Présentation" (in French). Troyes: Centre Pithou. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

  •  [fr] (1839). "Troyes". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Émile Socard, ed. (1881). Catalogue de la Bibliothèque de la ville de Troyes: Ouvrages intéressant l'histoire de Troyes et du départment de l'Aube (in French). Bertrand-Hu. v.2
  • "Troyes", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
  • La vie a Troyes sous Louis XIII : une ville de province pendant la premiere moitie du XVIIe siecle (in French), Centre Troyen de Recherche et d'Etudes Pierre et Nicolas Pithou, 1984
  • A. Bouisseau; et al. (1999), Histoire de Troyes (in French)
  • Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Troyes". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

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