The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bordeaux, France.
Prior to 19th century
107 BCE – Battle of Burdigala 412 CE – Bordeaux taken by forces of Goth Adolphus. 732 CE – Bordeaux taken by Umayyad forces 1096 – 1 May: Bordeaux Cathedral consecrated. 1137 – 25 July: Wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France in Bordeaux Cathedral. 1152 – 18 May: Wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England 1154 – Aquitaine passes under the control of English Kings. 1441 – University of Bordeaux founded. 1453 – Battle of Castillon, Bordeaux and Aquitaine pass from English to French control. 1460 – Hâ Fort built. 1486 – Printing press in operation. 1494 – Porte du Caillau (gate) built. 1500 – Tour Pey-Berland built. 1533 – College of Guienne founded. 1548 – Locals resist the salt-tax (Gabelle) and were punished by Anne de Montmorency. 1581 – Michel de Montaigne becomes mayor. 1676 – consecrated. 1712 – established. 1740 – Bordeaux municipal library opens. 1775 – Place de la Bourse built. 1778 – Palais Rohan completed. 1780 – Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux inaugurated. 1790 – Bordeaux becomes part of the Gironde souveraineté. 1793 – Population: 104,676. 1796 – established.
19th century 1801 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux established. 1802 – Chamber of Commerce established. 1814 – Declared itself for the House of Bourbon. 1818 – founded. 1820 – Population: 92,375. 1822 – Pont de pierre (bridge) opens. 1831 – Maurel & Prom in business. 1834 – Société de Pharmacie de Bordeaux founded. 1835 – City hall moves to the Palais Rohan. 1841 – Population: 104,686. 1858 – Jardin botanique de Bordeaux established. 1860 – (bridge) built. 1861 – Population: 162,750. 1862 – 13 July: City hall burns down. 1866 – Population: 194,241. 1872 – Petite Gironde newspaper begins publication. 1874 – (geographical society) founded. 1876 – Population: 215,140. 1880 – Société bordelaise de Crédit Industriel et Commercial established. 1898 – Bontou's cookbook published.
20th century
1903 – July: 1903 Tour de France passes through Bordeaux. 1906 – Population: 237,707. 1907 – Construction of new docks was begun. 1911 – Population: 261,678. 1932 – Rex cinema opens. 1938 – Stade du Parc Lescure opens. 1940 – BETASOM submarine base established by Italian forces. 1944 – Sud-Ouest newspaper begins publication. 1962 – France 3 Aquitaine television begins broadcasting. 1963 – Musée d'Aquitaine established. 1964 – Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA. 1965 – (bridge) opens. 1967 – Pont d'Aquitaine (bridge) built. 1968 Bordeaux Métropole established. Population: 266,662.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE 1970 – Bordeaux Segalen University established. 1980 – Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine active. 1988 – Bordeaux International School established. 1992 – Socialist Party national congress held in Bordeaux. 1995 – Alain Juppé becomes mayor. 1998 – Some 1998 FIFA World Cup football games held in Bordeaux.
21st century
2003 – Bordeaux tramway begins operating. 2004 Station Hôtel de Ville (Tram de Bordeaux) opens. Hugues Martin becomes mayor. 2006 – Alain Juppé becomes mayor again. 2007 Port of the Moon designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Population: 235,178. 2012 – Population: 241,287. 2013 – Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas (bridge) opens. 2015 – December: held. 2016 – Bordeaux becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. 2017 – Population: 254,436. 2023 – Population: 267,991.
See also Bordeaux history History of Bordeaux List of mayors of Bordeaux
Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region: Timeline of La Rochelle Timeline of Limoges Timeline of Poitiers
References
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
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External links
Map of Bordeaux, 1985 Items related to Bordeaux, various dates (via Europeana) Items related to Bordeaux, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)