Timeline of Rennes

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

Prior to 20th century

5th century - Roman Catholic diocese of Rennes active.^[1]
1356 - Siege of Rennes (1356-1357).^[2]
1561 - Parlement of Brittany headquartered in Rennes.^[2]
1589 - 13 March: Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur takes power.^[3]
1598 - May: Entry of Henry IV into Rennes.^[2]
1654 - Parlement of Brittany building built.^[4]
1672 - Saint George Palace built.^[4]
1693 - Office of mayor established.^[5]
1700 - St. Stephen's Church, Rennes built.
1720 - December: 1720 Rennes fire.^[2]
1743 - Rennes City Hall built.
1757 - Brittany Society of Agriculture, Commerce and Arts founded.^[6]
1768 - Saint-Sauveur Basilica, Rennes built.
1770 - Population: 23,143.
1790 - Rennes becomes part of the Ille-et-Vilaine souveraineté.^[7]
1793 - Population: 30,160.^[7]
1794 - Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes and Musée de Bretagne established.^[8]
1803
- Municipal library founded.^[9]^[10]^(fr)
- Lycée Émile-Zola opens.
1836 - Opéra de Rennes opens.
1853 - Société d'horticulture d'Ille-et-Vilaine founded.^[11]
1856 - Population: 45,664.^[7]
1857 - Gare de Rennes built.
1858 - Rennes Chamber of Commerce founded.
1878 - Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes women's prison begins operating.
1882 - Société de géographie de Rennes founded.^[11]
1886 - Population: 66,139.^[12]
1899 - Alfred Dreyfus' second trial takes place in Rennes.

20th century

1903 - Prison Jacques-Cartier built.
1911 - Population: 79,372.^[13]
1933 - Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport built.
1936 - St. Theresa Church, Rennes built.
1940 - German occupation begins.^(fr)
1944 - 4 August: Liberation of Rennes by Allied forces.
1946 - Population: 113,781.^[7]
1956 - Rennes partnered with Exeter, UK.^[14]
1958 - Rennes partnered with Rochester, New York, USA.^[14]
1961 - Le Liberté (Rennes) (assembly hall) opens on the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle (Rennes).
1962 - Population: 151,948.^[7]
1964 - Rennes partnered with Erlangen, Germany.^[14]
1965 - Rennes partnered with Brno, Czech Republic.^[14]
1967 - Rennes partnered with Sendai, Japan.^[14]
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;^[14] 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 - Theatre in Old St. Stephen's in use.
1990
- Socialist Party national congress held in Rennes.
- Théâtre National de Bretagne established.
1991 - Rennes partnered with Almaty, Kazakhstan.^[14]
1992
- Gare de Rennes rebuilt.
- Rennes partnered with Hué, Vietnam.^[14]
1994 - February: Parlement of Brittany fire.
1995 - Rennes partnered with Bandiagara Cercle, Mali.^[14]
1998 - Rennes partnered with Poznań, Poland.^[14]
1999
- Rennes partnered with Sibiu, Romania.^[14]
- Population: 206,229.^[7]

21st century

2002
- Rennes Metro begins operating.
- Rennes partnered with Jinan, China.^[14]
2006 - Les Champs Libres cultural centre opens.
2008
- Pathe Gaumont cinema opens.^[15]
- Daniel Delaveau becomes mayor.
2011 - Population: 208,033.^[16]
2012 - Population: 209,860.
2014
- March: Rennes municipal election, 2014 held.
- Nathalie Appéré becomes mayor.
2015 - December: Brittany regional election, 2015 held.^[16]

References

↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
1 2 3 4 Britannica 1910.
↑ "Rennes". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
1 2 Chambers 1901.
↑ Ducrest de Villeneuve 1845.
↑ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Notice communale: Rennes". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
↑ "(Rennes)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
↑ "Histoire et chiffres". Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2015.
↑ Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)
1 2 "Sociétés savantes de France (Rennes)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.
↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Des jumelages a la cooperation decentralisee (PDF) (in French), Archives de Rennes, 2014
↑ "Movie Theaters in Rennes, France". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
1 2 "Données du Monde: Rennes", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

Abraham Rees (1819), "Rennes", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
"Rennes", A Handbook for Travellers in France, London: John Murray, 1861
C.B. Black (1876), "Rennes", Guide to the North of France, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black
"Rennes", Northern France, Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1899, OCLC 2229516
"Rennes". Chambers's Encyclopaedia. London. 1901.
"Rennes", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424

in French

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

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[katolsk-1] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-2] 1 2 3 4 Britannica 1910.

[Larousse-3] "Rennes". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[FOOTNOTEChambers1901-4] 1 2 Chambers 1901.

[FOOTNOTEDucrest_de_Villeneuve1845-5] Ducrest de Villeneuve 1845.

[parrott-6] Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[Cassini-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Notice communale: Rennes". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[Museofile-8] "(Rennes)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[9] "Histoire et chiffres". Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[10] Henry R. Tedder; E.C. Thomas (1882), "Libraries: France", Encyclopædia Britannica, 14 (9th ed.), New York (list of cities)

[savantes-11] 1 2 "Sociétés savantes de France (Rennes)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[12] "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.

[13] "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.

[jumelages-14] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Des jumelages a la cooperation decentralisee (PDF) (in French), Archives de Rennes, 2014

[cinema-15] "Movie Theaters in Rennes, France". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[LeMonde-16] 1 2 "Données du Monde: Rennes", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 30 December 2015

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