The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bourges, France.
Prior to 20th century
- ca.250 CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Bourges established.[1][2]
- 475 CE – Visigoths in power (until ca.507).[2]
- 762 – Siege and conquest by the Franks under King Pepin the Short.
- 1195 – Bourges Cathedral construction begins (approximate date).[2]
- 1225 – Religious Council of Bourges held.
- 1312 – Coutume de Berry (law) written (approximate date).[3]
- 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[4]
- 1412 - Siege of Bourges (1412) during the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.
- 1424 - Bourges astronomical clock installed in the cathedral.[4]
- 1438 – Religious council held, resulting in the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges issued by Charles VII of France.[2]
- 1453 - Palais Jacques Coeur completed.[2]
- 1463 – University of Bourges founded by Louis XI.[2]
- 1487 – Bourges fire of 1487.
- 1492 – Hôtel des Échevins (town hall) built.[5]
- 1510 – Hôtel Lallemant built.[6]
- 1528 – Religious council held.[2]
- 1573 – Collège des jésuites de Bourges founded.
- 1584 – Religious council held.[7]
- 1645 – Hôtel de Bourbon built.[8]
- 1790 – Bourges becomes part of the Cher souveraineté.[9]
- 1793 – Population: 15,964.[9]
- 1796 – Archives départementales du Cher established.[10]
- 1831 – Canal de Berry constructed.
- 1834 – Musée du Berry (museum) founded.[6]
- 1866 – Société des antiquaires du Centre founded.[11]
- 1875 – Société de géographie de Bourges formed.[11]
- 1886 – Population: 42,829.[12]
- 1893 – Dépêche du Berry newspaper begins publication.[13]
- 1898 – Tramway de Bourges begins operating.
20th century
- 1911 – Population: 45,735.[14]
- 1927 – Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Bourges opens.[6]
- 1928 – Bourges Airport opens.[citation needed]
- 1940 – The 5th Fighter Group was formed.
- 1944 – 36 Jews are taken from Bourges by the Milice in a rafle under the command of Joseph Lécussan and buried alive in the countryside.[15]
- 1961 – Comédie de Bourges (theatre group) formed.
- 1963 – Maison de la culture de Bourges opens.
- 1964 – Société d'archéologie et d'histoire du Berry founded.[11]
- 1966 – Bourges 18 football club formed.
- 1975 – Population: 77,300.[9]
- 1977 – Printemps de Bourges music festival begins.
- 1986 – Conservatoire national du Pélargonium (garden) established.[16]
- 1989 – Transports en commun de Bourges (transit entity) established.
- 1991 – Stade des Grosses Plantes (stadium) opens.
- 1992 – Hôtel de Ville (city hall) opens.[17]
- 1995 – Serge Lepeltier becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2006 – Auditorium de Bourges opens.
- 2014 – Pascal Blanc becomes mayor.
See also
- Bourges history (fr)
- List of mayors of Bourges
- List of bishops of Bourges
- List of heritage sites in Bourges
Other cities in the Centre-Val de Loire region:
References
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