# Timeline of Le Mans

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

## Prior to 18th century

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* 3rd C. – Wall built around Vindunum [fr].
* 4th C. - Julian of Le Mans becomes bishop.
* 5th C. – Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans established.
* 6th C. – Le Mans Cathedral rebuilding begins.
* 832 – Aldric of Le Mans becomes bishop.
* 1063 – William the Conqueror in power.
* 1120 – Le Mans Cathedral consecrated.
* 1133 – 5 March: Birth of Henry (later king of England).
* 1189 – Philip II of France in power.
* 1508 – Maine customary laws published.
* 1558 – Hôtel de Vignolles [fr] built.
* 1562 – Le Mans sacked by Huguenots.

## 18th–19th centuries

* 1756 – Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) built.
* 1760 – Prefecture built.
* 1790 – Le Mans becomes part of the Sarthe souveraineté.
* 1793
** December: Battle of Le Mans (1793).
** Population: 18,855.
* 1799 – Royalist Chouans take Le Mans.
* 1812 – Nouvelliste de la Sarthe newspaper begins publication.
* 1854 – Gare du Mans (rail station) opens.
* 1856 – Le Mans Chamber of Commerce [fr] established.
* 1857 - Notre Dame de Sainte Croix completed.
* 1866 – Population: 45,230.
* 1868 – La Sarthe newspaper begins publication.
* 1871 – January: Battle of Le Mans; Germans win.
* 1873 – Comptoir d'Escompte de la Sarthe (bank) established.
* 1875 – Société historique et archéologique du Maine [fr] founded.
* 1880 – Société philotechnique du Maine active.
* 1886 – Petit Manceau newspaper begins publication.
* 1888 – Gare du Mans-les-Halles [fr] (rail station) opens.

## 20th century

* 1906
** Automobile Club de l'Ouest founded.
** Population: 54,907.
* 1908 – August: Wright brothers demonstrate flying machine.
* 1911 – Population: 69,361.
* 1923– First edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.
* 1936 – Population: 84,525.
* 1940 – 19 June: German forces take city, during the Battle of France.
* 1944
** 8 August: Germans ousted by Allied forces, during the Battle of Normandy.
** Le Maine Libre newspaper begins publication.
* 1946 – Population: 100,455.
* 1947 – Jean-Yves Chapalain [fr] becomes mayor.
* 1965 – Jacques Maury [fr] becomes mayor.
* 1967
** Cantons Centre, Est, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Sud, and Sud-Ouest [fr] created.
** Le Mans twinned with Paderborn, Germany.
* 1974 – Le Mans twinned with Bolton, England, United Kingdom.
* 1977
** Le Mans University opens.
** Robert Jarry becomes mayor.
* 1981 – Le Mans twinned with Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
* 1982
** Le Mans becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
** Le Mans twinned with Haouza, Western Sahara.
* 1983 – Le Mans twinned with Volos, Greece.
* 1985 Le Mans FC founded.
* 1988 – Médiathèque Louis-Aragon du Mans [fr] opens in the Quartier des Halles (Le Mans) [fr].
* 1989 – Palais des congrès et de la culture du Mans [fr] opens.
* 1990 – Le Mans twinned with Suzuka, Japan.
* 1995 – Antarès arena and Musée Vert [fr] (museum) open.
* 1999 – Population: 146,105.

## 21st century

* 2001
** Cityglace [fr] ice rink opens.
** Jean-Claude Boulard becomes mayor.
* 2002 – Le Mans fait son cirque [fr] (circus) begins.
* 2005 – November: Socialist Party national congress held in Le Mans.
* 2006 – 9 March: Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis occurs near Le Mans.
* 2007 – Le Mans tramway begins operating.
* 2010 – Roman-era religious site discovered in nearby Neuville-sur-Sarthe.
* 2011 – Population: 143,240.
* 2014 – March: Le Mans municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
* 2015 – December: Pays de la Loire regional election, 2015 [fr] held.