Timeline of Perpignan explained

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 .
• 1172 – Power passes from Counts of Roussillon to the Crown of Aragon.
• 1276 – Perpignan becomes capital of the Kingdom of Majorca.^[1]
• 1309 – Palace of the Kings of Majorca built.
• 1324 – Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist construction begins.
• 1349 – University of Perpignan established by Kings of Aragon.
• 1360 – Public clock installed (approximate date).^[2]
• 1388 - Consulate of the Sea established.
• 1475 - French take power.
• 1500 - Printing press in use.^[3]
• 1509 - Perpignan Cathedral completed.
• 1542 - Siege of Perpignan (1542) by forces of Francis I of France.

17th–19th centuries

• 1601 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne established.^[4]
• 1642 – Siege of Perpignan (1642); French win.
• 1659 – City becomes part of France per Treaty of the Pyrenees.
• 1790 – Perpignan becomes part of the Pyrénées-Orientales souveraineté.
• 1793
  • 17 July: Battle of Perpignan (1793).
  • Population: 9,134.
• 1804 – Municipal library active.^{[5] [6]}
• 1819 – Journal de Perpignan et des Pyrénées-Orientales newspaper in publication.^[7]
• 1833 – (museum) established.^[8]
• 1840 – Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Perpignan (museum) established.^[9]
• 1846 – L'Indépendant newspaper begins publication.
• 1870 – Le Roussillon newspaper begins publication.
• 1872 – Hôtel Pams (house) built.
• 1900 – begins operating.

20th century

• 1911
  • opens.
  • Population: 39,510.^[10]
• 1921 – Population: 53,742.
• 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 – begins operating.
• 1962 – Stade Gilbert Brutus (stadium) opens.
• 1964 – Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport terminal rebuilt.
• 1968 – Population: 102,191.
• 1982 – Association archéologique des Pyrénées-Orientales headquartered in Perpignan.^{[11] (fr)}
• 1996 – La Semaine du Roussillon newspaper begins publication.

21st century

• 2004 – (transit entity) active.
• 2006 – Population: 114,000.
• 2013 – Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.
• 2014 – March: 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.^{[12] [13]}

See also

• Perpignan history (fr)
• department

Other cities in the Occitanie region:

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

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• • Book: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac.

    fr:Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac

    . Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire. Fr. 1839. Perisse frères. Perpignan. https://books.google.com/books?id=F-2Gg2ffyKkC&pg=PA293. .
• Book: Dictionnaire Bouillet. Dictionnaire Bouillet. fr. 1842. Perpignan. https://books.google.com/books?id=RNk-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1377. Bouillet. Marie Nicolas.
• Book: Histoire de la ville de Perpignan depuis les origines jusqu'au Traité des Pyrénées . Pierre Vidal . 1897 . H. Welter . Paris . fr .
  • Perpignan . 21 . 182 - 183 . 1910 . . 1.
• Book: . Pyrénées . fr . 1912 . Perpignan . Paris . 2027/njp.32101007980228?urlappend=%3Bseq=681 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101007980228?urlappend=%3Bseq=681 . + 1858 ed.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Perpignan . fr . Encyclopédie Larousse . . 3 November 2016 .
2. Book: Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum .

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   . History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders . 1996. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-15510-4 . 392 .
3. Book: F. J. Norton . Printing in Spain 1501-1520. 158 . 1966 . Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-13118-6.
4. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France . . Norway . 31 October 2016 .
5. Web site: Les bibliothèques: Médiathèque centrale . Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie . 31 October 2016 . fr .
6. Book: Catalogue des incunables de la Bibliothèque publique de la ville de Perpignan . Pierre Vidal . 1897 . H. Welter . Paris . fr .
7. Web site: Villes, villages: Perpignan . Presse locale ancienne . Bibliothèque nationale de France . fr . 3 November 2016 .
8. Book: Joseph Crouchandeu . Catalogue raisonné des objets d'art et d'archéologie du Musée de Perpignan. 1884. L'Eclaireur des Pyrénées-Orientales . Pergignan . fr .
9. Web site: Culture: Musées . Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie . 31 October 2016 . fr .
10. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . Statesman's Year-Book . 1921 . London . Macmillan and Co.. France: Area and Population: Principal Towns . 2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=896 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=896 .
11. Web site: Sociétés savantes de France (Perpignan) . . fr . Paris . 31 October 2016 .
12. News: Far-right to win southern French town of Perpignan: Exit poll. Reuters. 28 June 2020.
13. Web site: France's Greens make gains, Macron loses ground in low-turnout local elections. 28 June 2020.