Timeline of Le Mans explained

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

Prior to 18th century

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

18th–19th centuries

• 1756 – Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) built.
• 1760 – Prefecture built.
• 1790 – Le Mans becomes part of the Sarthe souveraineté.
• 1793
  • December: Battle of Le Mans (1793).
  • Population: 18,855.
• 1799 – Royalist Chouans take Le Mans.
• 1812 – Nouvelliste de la Sarthe newspaper begins publication.^[3]
• 1854 – Gare du Mans (rail station) opens.
• 1856 – established.^[4]
• 1857 - Notre Dame de Sainte Croix completed.
• 1866 – Population: 45,230.
• 1868 – La Sarthe newspaper begins publication.
• 1871 – January: Battle of Le Mans; Germans win.
• 1873 – Comptoir d'Escompte de la Sarthe (bank) established.^[5]
• 1875 – founded.^[6]
• 1880 – Société philotechnique du Maine active.^[7]
• 1886 – Petit Manceau newspaper begins publication.
• 1888 – (rail station) opens.

20th century

• 1906
  • Automobile Club de l'Ouest founded.
  • Population: 54,907.
• 1908 – August: Wright brothers demonstrate flying machine.
• 1911 – Population: 69,361.^[8]
• 1923– First edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.^[9]
• 1936 – Population: 84,525.
• 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.
• 1947 – becomes mayor.^[10]
• 1965 – becomes mayor.
• 1967
  • Cantons Centre, Est, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Sud, and created.
  • Le Mans twinned with Paderborn, Germany.^[11]
• 1974 – Le Mans twinned with Bolton, England, United Kingdom.
• 1977
  • Le Mans University opens.
  • Robert Jarry becomes mayor.
• 1981 – Le Mans twinned with Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
• 1982
  • Le Mans becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
  • Le Mans twinned with Haouza, Western Sahara.
• 1983 – Le Mans twinned with Volos, Greece.
• 1985 Le Mans FC founded.
• 1988 – opens in the .
• 1989 – opens.
• 1990 – Le Mans twinned with Suzuka, Japan.
• 1995 – Antarès arena and (museum)^[12] open.
• 1999 – Population: 146,105.

21st century

• 2001
  • ice rink opens.
  • Jean-Claude Boulard becomes mayor.
• 2002 – (circus) begins.^[13]
• 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.^[14]
• 2010 – Roman-era religious site discovered in nearby Neuville-sur-Sarthe.
• 2011 – Population: 143,240.
• 2014 – March: held.
• 2015 – December: held.

See also

• Le Mans history
  • • • List of bishops of Le Mans
• 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

in English

• Book: Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. Mans. . 2027/njp.32101065312926. Chambers's Encyclopaedia.
  • Le Mans . 16 . 408 - 409 . 1910 . . 1.
• Book: Catholic Encyclopedia. Le Mans. Georges Goyau. https://books.google.com/books?id=EFQmf0E7N_EC&pg=PA143. New York. 1910. Catholic Encyclopedia. Georges Goyau.
• Book: Jean Caswell . Ivan Sipkov. Coutumes of France in the Library of Congress: an Annotated Bibliography. 1977. Library of Congress. USA. Maine. . 2027/mdp.39015034753866.
• Book: Trudy Ring. Northern Europe. International Dictionary of Historic Places. 1995. Fitzroy Dearborn. 978-1-136-63944-9. Le Mans. 403. .
• Book: Colum Hourihane. Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. 2012. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-539536-5. Le Mans. https://books.google.com/books?id=FtlMAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA3-PA36. .

in French

• Book: Léon Hublin. Le Mans pittoresque. fr. 1884. E. Lebrault. Le Mans.
  • Book: Dictionnaire Bouillet. fr. 1914. 34th. Mans. . 2027/mdp.39015074817142. Dictionnaire Bouillet.

External links

• Items related to Le Mans, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Le Mans, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France . . Norway . 30 December 2015 .
2. Damien Castel and Monique Chatenet . Jacques Androuet du Cerceau et l'hôtel de Vignolles du Mans . Bulletin Monumental . 166–2 . 2008 . fr . . .
3. Book: A. de Chambure. A travers la presse . 1914. Fert, Albouy & cie. . Paris . fr .
4. Book: United States Department of Commerce . Archibald J. Wolfe . Commercial Organizations in France . 1915 . Government Printing Office . USA . List of Chambers . https://books.google.com/books?id=t3xHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA34 .
5. Book: International Banking Directory. 1922 . Bankers Publishing Company . New York . France . 2027/hvd.hb1sji.
6. Web site: Sociétés savantes de France (Le Mans) . . fr . Paris . 30 December 2015 .
7. Web site: Société philotechnique. Maine . . . 30 December 2015 .
8. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1921 . London . Macmillan and Co.. France: Area and Population: Principal Towns . 2027/njp.32101072368440 . Statesman's Year-Book .
9. Web site: The Legend The official website of 24 Heures du Mans. www.24h-lemans.com. 13 December 2015.
10. Web site: Le maire: La chronologie . fr . LeMans.fr . 30 December 2015 . Ville du Mans et Le Mans Métropole .
11. Web site: Les jumelages . 30 December 2015 . fr . Ville du Mans et Le Mans Métropole . LeMans.fr .
12. Web site: (Le Mans) .

    Répertoire des musées français

    . fr . . 30 December 2015 .
13. Web site: L'année culturelle . fr . LeMans.fr . 30 December 2015 . Ville du Mans et Le Mans Métropole .
14. Web site: Le Mans . fr . Encyclopédie Larousse . . 30 December 2015 .