Timeline of Limoges

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

Prior to 20th century

11 BCE – Settlement renamed "Augustoritum." 1st C. CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges established. 2nd C. CE – built. 4th C. CE - It was again called Lemovices 5th C. CE - Devastated by the Vandals and the Visigoths 848 - Abbey of Saint Martial, Limoges founded. 1029 & 1031 – Ecclesiastical councils held in Limoges. 1095 – Pope Urban II held a "Synod of bishops". 13th C. – and built. 1273 – Limoges Cathedral construction begins. 1370 – Siege of Limoges. 1495 – Printing press in operation. 1525 – (school) founded. 1589 – Limoges becomes seat of Limousin province. 1611 – Catholic "white" and "gray" confraternities of penitents established. 1615 – installed. 1626 – University of Limoges, School of Medicine established. 1630 – Plague. 1712 – created. 1759 – Société royale d'agriculture de Limoges established. 1768 – built. 1771 – Manufacture of Limoges porcelain begins. 1790 Fire. Limoges becomes part of the Haute-Vienne souveraineté. 1791 - Abbey of Saint Martial, Limoges dissolved. 1793 – Population: 20,864. 1787 - Royal Limoges A porcelain factory created. 1806 – (cemetery) established. 1838 – (bridge) built. 1841 – Population: 29,870. 1845 – founded. 1846 – Population: 38,119. 1851 – Courrier du Centre newspaper begins publication. 1858 – established. 1861 – Population: 51,053. 1864 – Fire.(fr) 1876 – Population: 59,011. 1883 – Hôtel de Ville built. 1886 – Population: 68,477. 1888 – Limoges Cathedral construction completed. 1891 – Société des archives historiques du Limousin founded.

20th century

1905 take place. newspaper begins publication. 1906 - Population: 75,906. 1911 – Population: 92,181. 1929 – Gare de Limoges-Bénédictins rebuilt. 1933 – Airfield in use. 1943 Trolleybus begins operating. newspaper begins publication. 1946 – Population: 107,857. 1956 – Louis Longequeue becomes mayor. 1958 – Botanical garden created. 1968 – University of Limoges established. 1970 1970 Tour de France cycling race departs from Limoges. Renaissance du vieux Limoges (historic preservation group) founded. 1972 – Limoges – Bellegarde Airport built. 1984 – established. 1990 – Alain Rodet becomes mayor. 1993 – opens on . 1998 – established. 1999 TER Limousin train begins operating. Population: 133,968.

21st century

2001 – established. 2007 – Limoges Concert Hall opens. 2012 – Population: 136,221. 2014 March: held. Emile-Roger Lombertie becomes mayor. 2016 – Limoges becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Timeline of Limoges

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