# Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Clermont-Ferrand, France.

## Early history

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* 1st C. BCE – Augustonemetum founded at near Nemossos, the ancient capital of the Arverni
* 2nd C. CE – Augustonemetum has grown into a city, with a population estimated at between 15,000 and 30,000
* 3rd C. CE
** the city is depopulated, and survives only as a fort at the site of the forum.
** St Austremonius, the apostle of Auvergne and first bishop of Clermont.
* 4th C. CE – the settlement is now known as Arvernis, with a population estimated at 700 people; the Roman Catholic diocese of Clermont is established. Five gates are built into the fortifications, while the rest of the Roman city lies in ruins.
* 5th C. – Abbey of Saint Allyre [fr] construction begins.
* 471/475 – Arvernis besieged by the Visigoths; part of the Visigothic kingdom until the Frankish conquest in 507.
* 535 – Council of Clermont (535).
* 549 – Second council of Clermont.
* 587 – Third council of Clermont.

## Medieval to early modern

* 761 – Pepin the Short pillages urbs Arverna and takes its fort, Claremontem Castrum in the Siege of Clermont (761).
* 848 – first mention of the name Clermont (Clarus Mons) as the name of the city; Arvernis remains in use as alongside Clermont at least until the end of the 9th century.
* 862 – city destroyed by Vikings and rebuilt under bishop Sigon
* 898/910 – city again pillaged by Vikings
* 946 – traditional date for the consecration of the Romanesque cathedral built under bishop Stephen II.
* 1095 – Council of Clermont: pope gives speech that starts the First Crusade.
* 12th C. – Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port rebuilt (approximate date).
* 1130 – Religious council [fr] held in Clermont.
* 13th C. – Construction of gothic-style Clermont Cathedral begins.
* 1273 – Chapelle des Cordeliers (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr] construction begins.
* 15th C. – Château de Rabanesse [fr] construction begins.
* 1515 – Fontaine d'Amboise [fr] (fountain) erected by Jacques d'Amboise.
* 1623 – 19 June: Birth of Blaise Pascal.
* 1665 – Grands jours d'Auvergne [fr] begin.
* 1675 – Collège des Jésuites de Clermont-Ferrand [fr] building construction begins.
* 1731 – Towns of Clermont [fr] and Montferrand merge to become "Clermont Montferrand."
* 1747 – Clermont-Ferrand Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts [fr] founded.
* 1790 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Puy-de-Dôme souveraineté.

## 19th century

* 1801
** Cantons of Clermont-Est, Clermont-Nord, Clermont-Sud, and Clermont-Sud-Ouest created
** Fontaine de la Pyramide [fr] erected
* 1806 – Population: 30,982
* 1826 – Chamber of Commerce established
* 1844 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
* 1855
** Clermont-Ferrand station opens
** Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication
* 1858 – Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr] installed in the Place de la Rodade
* 1862 – Clermont-Ferrand Synagogue [fr] and Church of Saint Eutropius [fr] built
* 1886 – Population: 46,718
* 1889 – Michelin et Cie in business
* 1890 – Clermont-Ferrand tramway initiated
* 1894 – Société d'histoire naturelle d'Auvergne established
* 1895 – Fontaine d'Urbain II [fr] installed in the Place de la Victoire (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr]
* 1896 – Avenir du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication

## 20th century

* 1906 – Galeries de Jaude [fr] (shop) built.
* 1911 – Population: 65,386.
* 1919 – La Montagne newspaper begins publication.
* 1921 – Population: 82,577.
* 1926 – Population: 111,711.
* 1940
** June: City briefly occupied by German forces.
** July: City becomes temporary seat of government of France, which shortly relocates to Vichy.
* 1944 – Le Semeur Hebdo [fr] begins publication.
* 1961
** Gare routière (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr] built.
** Association Montferrand Renaissance founded.
* 1974 – Jardin botanique de la Charme (garden) created.
* 1975 – Population: 156,763.
* 1977 – Islamic community of Clermont-Ferrand established in the former Refuge du Bon Pasteur chapel.
* 1979 – Maison des Congrès et de la Culture (Clermont-Ferrand) [fr] in use.
* 1982
** Cantons Centre [fr], Nord-Ouest [fr], Ouest [fr], Sud-Est [fr], and Montferrand [fr] created.
** Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival begins.
* 1995 – Radio Campus Clermont-Ferrand [fr] begins broadcasting.
* 1999
** Polydome [fr] convention centre opens.
** Population: 137,140.

## 21st century

* 2003 – Le Magazine Zap begins publication.
* 2006
** Place de Jaude inaurated.
** Clermont-Ferrand tramway begins operating.
* 2010 – Grande mosquée de Clermont-Auvergne [fr] built.
* 2012 – Population: 141,569.
* 2014 – Olivier Bianchi becomes mayor.
* 2015
** Cantons of Clermont-Ferrand-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 created per Cantons of France redistricting, 2014 [fr].
** March: Puy-de-Dôme departmental election, 2015 [fr] held.
** December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 [fr] held.
* 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.