Timeline of La Rochelle
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of La Rochelle.
Prior to 20th century[edit]
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- 10th C. - La Rochelle existed under the name of Rupella. [1]
- 1199 – "Communal charter" granted Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine.[1]
- 1209 - Lantern Tower founded.[1]
- 1219 – La Rochelle besieged during the Albigensian Crusade.(fr)
- 1224 – Siege of La Rochelle (1224) by forces of Louis VIII of France.[1]
- 1360 – English in power again per Treaty of Brétigny.[1]
- 1372 – June: Naval Battle of La Rochelle; English forces defeated.
- 1384 – Saint Nicolas Tower & The Chain Tower built.[1]
- 1390 – Tour de la Chaîne (tower) built.
- 1468 – Tour de la Lanterne (tower) built.
- 1571 – Seventh national synod of the French reformed churches and affirmation of faith with the Confession de La Rochelle.[1]
- 1573
- Siege of La Rochelle (1572–73) during the French Wars of Religion.[2]
- 24 June: Peace of La Rochelle treaty signed.[1]
- 1621 – Blockade of La Rochelle begins during Huguenot rebellion.
- 1627 – Siege of La Rochelle begins.[3]
- 1628 – Siege ends.[1]
- 1648 – Roman Catholic diocese of La Rochelle established.[4]
- 1677 – Carmelite convent built.[5]
- 1694 – Généralité de La Rochelle (administrative entity) created.[citation needed]
- 1719 – Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de La Rochelle established.[citation needed]
- 1732 – Académie des belles-lettres, sciences et arts de La Rochelle founded.[6]
- 1784 – Saint-Louis Cathedral consecrated.[1]
- 1790 – La Rochelle becomes part of the Charente-Inférieure souveraineté.[7]
- 1796 – Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime established.[8]
- 1797 – Bibliothèque communale de La Rochelle (library) established.[9]
- 1800 – Population: 17,512.[7]
- 1801 – Cantons of La Rochelle Est and Ouest created.[7]
- 1815 – Société littéraire de La Rochelle founded.[6]
- 1829 – L'Echo Rochelais newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1832 – Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle moves to the Hôtel du Gouvernement.
- 1844 – Musée des beaux-arts de La Rochelle opens in the Hôtel de Crussol d'Uzès.[11]
- 1847 – Fish market opens.[5]
- 1856 – Ligne de Saint-Benoît à La Rochelle-Ville (train) begins operating.
- 1867 – Delmas (shipping company) in business.
- 1888 – Canal de Marans à la Rochelle built.
- 1890 – La Pallice port built.[3][1]
- 1896 – Population: 28,376.[7]
- 1897 – La Rochelle tramway begins operating.
- 1898 – Atlantique Stade Rochelais rugby club formed.
- 1900 – Café de la Paix (La Rochelle) in business.[12]
20th century[edit]
- 1906 - Population: 33,858.[1]
- 1911 – Jean Guiton monument unveiled in the Place de l’Hôtel de ville.
- 1921 – Orbigny-Bernon Museum opens.
- 1922 – Gare de La Rochelle (train station) built.
- 1926 – Stade Marcel-Deflandre (stadium) opens.
- 1940 – June: German occupation begins.(fr)
- 1943 – La Rochelle submarine pen built by the German Organisation Todt.
- 1944 – September: Allied siege of La Rochelle begins.
- 1945 – May: Allied siege of La Rochelle ends; German forces ousted.
- 1946 – Population: 48,923.[7]
- 1971 – Michel Crépeau elected mayor.
- 1972 – Les Minimes marina constructed.
- 1973
- 1975 – Population: 79,757.[7]
- 1978 – Musée du Nouveau Monde (museum) active.[11]
- 1981 – Secteur sauvegardé (protected heritage area) established.[3]
- 1982 – Maison de la Culture opens.[5]
- 1985 – Les Francofolies de La Rochelle music festival begins.
- 1987 – Radio France La Rochelle begins broadcasting.
- 1988
- Île de Ré bridge[2] and Aquarium de La Rochelle open.
- École supérieure de commerce de La Rochelle (business school) established.
- 1993 – University of La Rochelle established.
- 1998 – Médiathèque Michel-Crépeau (library) opens.
- 1999 – Agglomeration community of La Rochelle (regional government) created.
21st century[edit]
- 2002 – La Rochelle le journal (municipal newsletter) begins publication.
- 2008
- March: La Rochelle municipal election, 2008 held.
- Gare de La Rochelle-Porte Dauphine (train station) opens.
- 2010 – Société rochelaise d'histoire moderne et contemporaine (history society) established.[6]
- 2012 – Population: 80,014.
- 2013 – Semaine Olympique Française La Rochelle sailing race begins.
- 2014 – Jean-François Fountaine becomes mayor.
- 2016 – La Rochelle becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine administrative region.
See also[edit]
- History of La Rochelle
- List of mayors of La Rochelle
- List of bishops of La Rochelle
- List of heritage sites in La Rochelle
- History of Charente-Maritime department and Timeline of Charente-Maritime
Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b "La Rochelle". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Histoire et patrimoine". Site officiel de La Rochelle (in French). Ville de La Rochelle. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "La petite histoire". La Coursive: scène nationale de La Rochelle (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sociétés savantes de France (La Rochelle)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Rochelle, EHESS (in French).
- ^ "Bibliothèque des Archives départementales". Charente-maritime.fr (in French). Département de la Charente-Maritime. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ Delayant 1878.
- ^ "Villes, villages: La Rochelle". Presse locale ancienne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b "(La Rochelle)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Café de la Paix, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography[edit]
- in English
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 222–223.
- "La Rochelle". Southern France (6th ed.). Leipzig: Baedeker. 1914.
- in French
- Joanne, Adolphe-Laurent (1862). "La Rochelle". De Poitiers à la Rochelle. Guides Joanne (in French).
- Léopold Delayant (1878). Ville de La Rochelle: catalogue de la bibliothèque (in French).
- Émile Couneau (1904). La Rochelle disparue (in French). A. Foucher – via Gallica.
- "Charente-Inferieure: La Rochelle". Angoumois et Saintonge. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1904.
- "La Rochelle". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French) (34th ed.). 1914. hdl:2027/mdp.39015074817142.
- Rémi Béraud (1987). Petite Encyclopédie Monumentale et Historique de La Rochelle (in French). Édition Rupella.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Rochelle.
- "Archives municipales". Site officiel de La Rochelle (in French). Ville de La Rochelle. (city archives)
- "La Communauté d'Agglomération de La Rochelle". Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel (Inventory of Cultural Heritage) (in French). Poitiers: Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Items related to La Rochelle, various dates (via Europeana)
- Items related to La Rochelle, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)