Timeline of Poitiers explained

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

Prior to 20th century

• 1st C. CE – Roman baths built.
• 2nd C. CE – Roman built.
• 2nd–3rd C. – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers established.^[1]
• 4th C. CE – Baptistère Saint-Jean and Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand (church) built.
• 350-367 - Hilary of Poitiers first bishop of Poitiers.
• 418 – Region of southwest Gaul ceded to Visigoths per treaty.
• 507 – Battle of Vouillé fought near Poitiers; Franks win.
• 552 – Holy Cross Abbey (Poitiers) founded.
• 732 – 10 October: Battle of Tours fought near Poitiers; Frankish forces defeat Mohammedans.
• 10th C. – Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand rebuilding begins.
• 955 – .
• 11th C. – Église Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers (church) rebuilt.
• 1018 – Palace of Poitiers destroyed by fire.
• 1096 – Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Abbey built.
• 1099 – Church of Sainte-Radegonde (Poitiers) dedicated.^[2]
• 1122-1204 - Eleanor of Aquitaine was born, lived and died in Poitiers.
• 1162 – Poitiers Cathedral construction begins.
• 1199 – "Communal rights" granted to Poitiers.
• 1356 – 19 September: Battle of Poitiers fought during the Hundred Years' War; English forces defeat French.
• 1373 - Bertrand du Guesclin in power.
• 1431 – University of Poitiers founded.
• 1432 - Charles VII of France proclaimed king.
• 1569 – City (unsuccessfully) besieged by Gaspard II de Coligny during the French Wars of Religion.
• 1570s – Des Roches literary salon established.^[3]
• 1770 – Blossac Park created, an historic private garden.
• 1778 – (bridge) built over the Clain river.
• 1790 – Poitiers becomes part of the Vienne souveraineté.
• 1793 – Population: 18,284.
• 1801 – and created.
• 1817 – Société d'agriculture, belles-lettres et arts de Poitiers founded.https://books.google.com/books?id=uSBKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA563
• 1834 – founded.
• 1851
  • Courrier de la Vienne newspaper begins publication.^[4]
  • Poitiers station opened.
• 1863 – L'Echo du Poitou newspaper in publication.
• 1875 – Hôtel de Ville (city hall) built.
• 1895 – Horse-drawn begins operating.
• 1898 – Société de géographie de Poitiers founded.^[5]

20th century

• 1906 - Population: 31,532.
• 1911 – Population: 41,242.^[6]
• 1921 – Poitiers FC (football club) formed.
• 1922 – Bitard student group formed.
• 1944 – June: Bombing by Allied forces during World War II.^{[7] (fr)}
• 1954 – built on the .
• 1958 – Regional newspaper begins publication.
• 1973 – Cantons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 created.
• 1974 – Musée Sainte-Croix (museum) built.^[8]
• 1977 – becomes mayor.
• 1982
  • Cantons and created.
  • formed.
• 1984 – University's École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Poitiers established.
• 1987 – Futuroscope theme park opens near Poitiers.
• 1989 – Stade de la Pépinière (stadium) opens.
• 1990 – 1990 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Futuroscope.
• 1999 – Agglomeration community Grand Poitiers (regional government) created.

21st century

• 2004
  • begins operating.
  • begins.
• 2008
  • opens.
  • Alain Claeys becomes mayor.
  • construction begins.^(en)
  • University's begins.
• 2013 – Population: 87,427 city; 138,923 agglomeration.
• 2014 – March: Municipal election held.^(fr)
• 2015 – May: Socialist Party (France) held in Poitiers.
• 2016 – Poitiers becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

See also

• • • List of bishops of Poitiers
• List of counts of Poitiers
  • department

Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:

• Timeline of Bordeaux
• Timeline of Limoges
• Timeline of La Rochelle

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• Poitiers . 21 . 897 - 899 . 1910 . . 1.

External links

• Web site: L'agglomération de Poitiers . Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel (Inventory of Cultural Heritage) . Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Poitiers . fr .
• Items related to Poitiers, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Poitiers, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France . . Norway . 5 November 2016 .
2. Web site: Poitiers . fr . Encyclopédie Larousse . . 6 November 2016 .
3. Book: Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England. registration. 2007. Abc-Clio . 978-1-85109-772-2 . Chronology .
4. Web site: Villes, villages: Poitiers . Presse locale ancienne . Bibliothèque nationale de France . fr . 6 November 2016 .
5. Web site: Sociétés savantes de France (Poitiers) . . fr . Paris . 5 November 2016 .
6. 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 .
7. Web site: Histoire de Poitiers . Poitiers.fr . Mairie de Poitiers . fr . 5 November 2016 .
8. Web site: (Poitiers) .

   Répertoire des musées français

   . fr . . 6 November 2016 .