Timeline of Rennes explained

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

Before the 20th century

• 5th C. CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Rennes active.^[1]
• 1356 – Siege of Rennes (1356-1357).
• 1561 – Parlement of Brittany headquartered in Rennes.
• 1589 – 13 March: Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur takes power.^[2]
• 1598 – May: Entry of Henry IV into Rennes.
• 1654 – built.
• 1672 – Saint George Palace built.
• 1693 – Office of mayor established.
• 1700 – built.
• 1720 – December: .
• 1743 – Rennes City Hall built.
• 1757 – founded.^[3]
• 1768 – built.
• 1770 – Population: 23,143.
• 1790 – Rennes becomes part of the Ille-et-Vilaine souveraineté.
• 1793 – Population: 30,160.
• 1794 – Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes and Musée de Bretagne established.^[4]
• 1803
  • Municipal library founded.^{[5] [6] (fr)}
  • opens.
• 1836 – Opéra de Rennes opens.
• 1853 – Société d'horticulture d'Ille-et-Vilaine founded.^[7]
• 1856 – Population: 45,664.
• 1857 – Gare de Rennes built.
• 1858 – founded.
• 1878 – Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes women's prison begins operating.
• 1882 – Société de géographie de Rennes founded.
• 1886 – Population: 66,139.^[8]
• 1899 – Alfred Dreyfus' second trial takes place in Rennes.

20th century

• 1903 – built.
• 1911 – Population: 79,372.^[9]
• 1933 – Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport built.
• 1936 – built.
• 1940
  • German occupation begins.^(fr)
  • September: Frontstalag 127 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.^[10]
  • October: Frontstalag 133 POW camp established by the Germans.^[10]
• 1944 – 4 August: Liberation of Rennes by Allied forces.
• 1946 – Population: 113,781.
• 1956 – Rennes partnered with Exeter, UK.
• 1958 – Rennes partnered with Rochester, New York, USA.
• 1961 – (assembly hall) opens on the .
• 1962 – Population: 151,948.
• 1964 – Rennes partnered with Erlangen, Germany.
• 1965 – Rennes partnered with Brno, Czech Republic.
• 1967 – Rennes partnered with Sendai, Japan.
• 1968 – Rennes "Maison de la Culture" established.
• 1970 – University of Rennes 1 established.
• 1977 – Edmond Hervé becomes mayor.
• 1980 – Rennes partnered with Leuven, Belgium.
• 1982
  • Rennes partnered with Setif, Algeria; and Cork, Ireland.
  • Rennes becomes part of the Brittany (administrative region).
• 1983 – Regional Council of Brittany headquartered in the Hôtel de Courcy in Rennes.^(fr)
• 1989 – in use.
• 1990
  • Socialist Party national congress held in Rennes.
  • Théâtre National de Bretagne established.
• 1991 – Rennes partnered with Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• 1992
  • Gare de Rennes rebuilt.
  • Rennes partnered with Hué, Vietnam.
• 1994 – February: .
• 1995 – Rennes partnered with Bandiagara Cercle, Mali.
• 1998 – Rennes partnered with Poznań, Poland.
• 1999
  • Rennes partnered with Sibiu, Romania.
  • Population: 206,229.

21st century

• 2002
  • Rennes Metro begins operating.
  • Rennes partnered with Jinan, China.
• 2006 – Les Champs Libres cultural centre opens.
• 2008
  • Pathe Gaumont cinema opens.^[11]
  • Daniel Delaveau becomes mayor.
• 2012 – Population: 209,860.
• 2014
  • March: held.
  • Nathalie Appéré becomes mayor.
• 2015 – December: held.

See also

• History of Rennes
  • • department

other cities in the Brittany region

• Timeline of Brest, France

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

In English

• • • • • Book: Chambers's Encyclopaedia. Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101065312934?urlappend=%3Bseq=691. Rennes. 2027/njp.32101065312934?urlappend=%3Bseq=691. .
• Rennes . 23 . 100 . 1910 . . 1.

In French

• Book: Histoire de Rennes. E. Ducrest de Villeneuve. D. Maillet. Edouard Morault. Rennes. 1845. fr. . (includes timeline)
• Book: Bretagne orientale et Maine. À la France: sites et monuments. Touring-Club de France. 457600236. Paris. fr. 1902. Rennes.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France . . Norway . 30 November 2015 .
2. Web site: Rennes . fr . Encyclopédie Larousse . . 30 December 2015 .
3. Web site: Chronology of Scholarly Societies . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115228/http://www.scholarly-societies.org/chronology_soc.html . dead . 4 March 2016 . Jim Parrott . Scholarly Societies Project . . Canada .
4. Web site: (Rennes) .

   Répertoire des musées français

   . fr . . 30 December 2015 .
5. Web site: Histoire et chiffres . fr . Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole . 30 November 2015 .
6. Libraries . 16 . Tedder . Henry Richard . Henry Richard Tedder . Brown . James Duff . James Duff Brown . 545 - 577 . see page 565-France..
7. Web site: Sociétés savantes de France (Rennes) . . fr . Paris . 30 December 2015 .
8. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . 1890 . London . Macmillan and Co.. France: Area and Population: Principal Towns . 2027/nyp.33433081590527?urlappend=%3Bseq=495 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433081590527?urlappend=%3Bseq=495 .
9. 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 .
10. Web site: German Frontstalag Camps. 21 August 2022.
11. Web site: Movie Theaters in Rennes, France . CinemaTreasures.org . Cinema Treasures LLC . Los Angeles . 30 November 2015 .