# Timeline of Perpignan

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

## Before the 17th century

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* 990s–1110s CE – Seat of Count of Roussillon relocated to Perpignan from Ruscino [fr].
* 1172 – Power passes from Counts of Roussillon to the Crown of Aragon.
* 1276 – Perpignan becomes capital of the Kingdom of Majorca.
* 1309 – Palace of the Kings of Majorca built.
* 1318 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
* 1324 – Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist construction begins.
* 1349 – University of Perpignan established by Kings of Aragon.
* 1360 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
* 1388 - Consulate of the Sea established.
* 1475 - French take power.
* 1500 - Printing press in use.
* 1509 - Perpignan Cathedral completed.
* 1542 - Siege of Perpignan (1542) by forces of Francis I of France.

## 17th–19th centuries

* 1601 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne established.
* 1642 – Siege of Perpignan (1642); French win.
* 1659 – City becomes part of France per Treaty of the Pyrenees.
* 1790 – Perpignan becomes part of the Pyrénées-Orientales souveraineté.
* 1793
** 17 July: Battle of Perpignan (1793).
** Population: 9,134.
* 1804 – Municipal library active.
* 1819 – Journal de Perpignan et des Pyrénées-Orientales newspaper in publication.
* 1833 – Musée de Perpignan [fr] (museum) established.
* 1840 – Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Perpignan (museum) established.
* 1846 – L'Indépendant newspaper begins publication.
* 1870 – Le Roussillon newspaper begins publication.
* 1872 – Hôtel Pams (house) built.
* 1900 – Tramway de Perpignan [fr] begins operating.

## 20th century

* 1911
** Cinéma Le Castillet [fr] opens.
** Population: 39,510.
* 1921 – Population: 53,742.
* 1923 – Aérodrome de la Llabanère begins operating.
* 1934 – Canet Roussillon FC (football club) formed.
* 1940 – Stade Aimé Giral (stadium) opens.
* 1946 – Roussillon Grand Prix motor race begins.
* 1952 – Trolleybus de Perpignan [fr] begins operating.
* 1962 – Stade Gilbert Brutus (stadium) opens.
* 1964 – Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport terminal rebuilt.
* 1968 – Population: 102,191.
* 1982 – Association archéologique des Pyrénées-Orientales headquartered in Perpignan.
* 1996 – La Semaine du Roussillon newspaper begins publication.

## 21st century

* 2004 – Compagnie de transports Perpignan Méditerranée [fr] (transit entity) active.
* 2006 – Population: 114,000.
* 2013 – Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.
* 2014 – March: Perpignan municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
* 2020 – June: the first time that the Marine Le Pen's party has won a city of more than 100,000 people. Louis Aliot becomes Mayor.