Timeline of Troyes

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

Prior to 14th century

• 330-344 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Troyes established (approximate date).[1]
• 426 - Lupus of Troyes becomes bishop.[2]
• 9th century - Abbey of Saint Loup, Troyes founded.
• 867 - Religious Council held.[3]
• 878 - Religious Council held.[3]
• 892 - Troyes sacked by Norman forces.[2]
• 898 - Troyes sacked by Norman forces again.[2]
• 1107 - Religious Council held.
• 1129 - Religious Council held.
• 1152 - Henry I, Count of Champagne in power.[4]
• 1188 - Fire.[2]
• 1208 - Rebuilding of Troyes Cathedral begins.[2]
• 1262 - Basilica of St. Urbain, Troyes founded.[4]

14th-19th centuries

• 1304 - "Union of Champagne with the domains of the king of France."[2]
• 1359 - Couvent des Cordeliers de Troyes (convent) construction begins.
• 1380 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
• 1419 - Troyes becomes temporary seat of government of Kingdom of France during the Hundred Years' War.[2]
• 1429 - July: Siege of Troyes by forces of Dauphin of France Charles VII.[6]
• 1508 - Église de la Madeleine de Troyes (church) rebuilt.[4]
• 1518 - Plague.[7]
• 1524 - Fire destroys large part of city.[7]
• 1550 - Hôtel de Mauroy and Église Saint-Pantaléon de Troyes (church) built.[4]
• 1651 - Public library founded.[8][9]
• 1790 - Troyes becomes part of the Aube souveraineté.[10]
• 1793 - Population: 26,751.[10]
• 1798 - Société académique d'agriculture, des sciences, arts et belles-lettres du département de l'Aube founded.[11]
• 1801 - Cantons 1, 2, and 3 created.[10]
• 1830 - Journal de l'Aube newspaper in publication.[12]
• 1831 - Archaeology museum opens in the former Abbey of Saint Loup.
• 1846 - Canal de la Haute-Seine opens.
• 1861 - Cirque de Troyes built.
• 1886 - Population: 46,972.[13]
• 1899 - Tramway de Troyes begins operating.

20th century

• 1901 - La Tribune de l'Aube newspaper begins publication.[12]
• 1905 - Cirque municipal de Troyes rebuilt.[14]
• 1911 - Population: 55,486.[15]
• 1912 - Gare de Troyes (train station) rebuilt.
• 1925
  • Stade de l'Aube (stadium) opens.
  • Société archéologique du département de l'Aube founded.[11]
• 1931 - Association sportive Troyes Sainte-Savine (football club) formed.
• 1933 - Troyes – Barberey Airport established.
• 1945 - Regional L'Est-Éclair newspaper begins publication.
• 1948 - Musée de Vauluisant (museum) founded.[16]
• 1963 - Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes (preservation society) founded.[17]
• 1973 - Cantons 4, 5, 6, and 7 created.[10]
• 1982 - Musée d'art moderne de Troyes (museum) opens.[16]
• 1984 - Centre Troyen de Recherches et d’Études Pierre et Nicolas Pithou established.[18]
• 1986 - Troyes AC (football club) formed.
• 1987 - Nogent Nuclear Power Plant commissioned in vicinity of Troyes.
• 1988 - Nuits de Champagne festival begins.
• 1993
  • Marques Avenue (shopping centre) in business.
  • Agglomeration community Grand Troyes (regional government) created.
• 1994 - University of Technology of Troyes established.
• 1995 - François Baroin becomes mayor.

21st century

• 2002 - Médiathèque du Grand Troyes (library) opens.
• 2009 - "Le Beau xvie Siècle" art exhibition held.
• 2012 - Population: 60,009.
• 2016 - Troyes becomes part of the Grand Est region.

See also

• Troyes history (fr)
• List of mayors of Troyes
• List of bishops of Troyes
• List of counts of Champagne
• List of heritage sites in Troyes
• Aube department history

Other cities in the Grand Est region:

• Timeline of Metz
• Timeline of Mulhouse
• Timeline of Nancy, France
• Timeline of Reims
• Timeline of Strasbourg

References

1. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
2. Britannica 1910.
3. Champagnac 1839.
4. Hourihane 2012.
5. Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. "Troyes". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
7. "Historique de la ville de Troyes" (in French). Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
8. "Médiathèque du Grand Troyes". Data.bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
9. "Mille ans de livres à Troyes" (in French). Médiathèque du Grand Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
10. "Notice communale: Troyes". Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui (in French). France: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
11. "Sociétés savantes de France (Troyes)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
12. "Presse locale ancienne" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
13. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890.
14. "Patrimoine architectural (Troyes)". Base Mérimée (in French). France: Minister of Culture (France). Retrieved 4 November 2016.
15. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
16. "(Troyes)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
17. "Historique de l'association" (in French). Sauvegarde et Avenir de Troyes. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
18. "Présentation" (in French). Troyes: Centre Pithou. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

• Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac (1839). "Troyes". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Émile Socard, ed. (1881). Catalogue de la Bibliothèque de la ville de Troyes: Ouvrages intéressant l'histoire de Troyes et du départment de l'Aube (in French). Bertrand-Hu. v.2
• "Troyes", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
• La vie a Troyes sous Louis XIII : une ville de province pendant la premiere moitie du XVIIe siecle (in French), Centre Troyen de Recherche et d'Etudes Pierre et Nicolas Pithou, 1984
• A. Bouisseau; et al. (1999), Histoire de Troyes (in French)
• Colum Hourihane, ed. (2012). "Troyes". Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5.

External links

• Items related to Troyes, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Troyes, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)