# Timeline of Metz

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

## Prior to 19th century

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* 1st–2nd C. CE – Gorze-Metz aqueduct [fr] built.
* 2nd C. CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz active (approximate date).
* 407(?) – Metz is attacked by the Vandals and Alans after crossing the Rhine.
* 451 – Metz is sacked by the hordes of Attila the Hun during his campaign into Gaul.
* 6th C. - Metz becomes capital of Austrasia.
* 768 – Metz becomes part of the Carolingian Empire.
* 843 – Metz becomes part of Middle Francia.
* 863 – Religious council held in Metz.
* 1130 – Notre Dame de la Ronde church built.
* 13th C.
** Metz becomes a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire.
** Metz rampart [fr] and Porte des Allemands (gate) construction begins.
* 1220 – Templars' Chapel, Metz [fr] built.
* 1343 – Grand pont des Morts [fr] (bridge) built.
* 1356 – Diet of Metz (1356/57) held; Golden Bull issued.
* 1400 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
* 1427 – Metz Cathedral spire built.
* 1437 – Tour Camoufle [fr] (tower) construction begins.
* 1444 – Siege of Metz (1444) [fr] by forces of Charles VII of France.
* 1482 – Printing press in operation.
* 1552
** Metz comes under French rule per Treaty of Chambord.
** Siege of Metz (1552).
* 1560 – Magasin aux vivres de Metz [fr] (military building) constructed.
* 1561 – Porte Serpenoise [fr] (gate) demolished.
* 1564 – Metz Citadel built.
* 1613 – City customary laws published.
* 1633 – Parliament of Metz [fr] established.
* 1648 – Metz officially becomes part of France per Treaty of Westphalia.
* 1731 – Fort de Bellecroix [fr] construction begins.
* 1733 – Fort Moselle military hospital [fr] built.
* 1743 – Hôtel de l’Intendance [fr] (mansion) built.
* 1744 – Louis XV of France visits Metz.
* 1752 – Opera opens on the Place de la Comédie (Metz) [fr].
* 1757 – Académie nationale de Metz [fr] founded, as the Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz.
* 1760 – R. Samuel Hilman b. Israel Halperin (1670-1766) appointed rabbi of Jewish community in Metz.
* 1771 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
* 1777 – Metz Courthouse [fr] built.
* 1787 – Église des Trinitaires [fr] (church) built.
* 1790 – Metz becomes part of the Moselle souveraineté.
* 1793 – Population: 36,878.
* 1794 – École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie [fr] (military school) established.

## 19th century

* 1814 – City successfully defended by the French during the Siege of Metz (1814).
* 1816 – Metz Esplanade [fr] (park) opens.
* 1821 – Population: 42,030.
* 1831 – Covered Market, Metz opens.
* 1835 – Metz Conservatory [fr] founded.
* 1844 – 30 March: Birth of Paul Verlaine.
* 1850 – Metz Synagogue [fr] built.
* 1851 – Réding-Metz railway [fr] begins operating.
* 1854 – Metz–Luxembourg railway begins operating.
* 1861 – Metz Exposition Universelle (1861) [fr] held.
* 1864 – Arsenal built.
* 1866 – Population: 54,817.
* 1868 – Brasserie Amos [fr] (brewery) founded.
* 1870
** Fort de Plappeville and Fort de Queuleu built.
** Siege of Metz (1870); Prussians in power.
* 1871
** 10 May: Metz becomes part of Germany per the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871).
** Metz becomes part of the Alsace-Lorraine imperial territory.
* 1872 – Kriegsschule Metz [fr] (military school) established.
* 1877 – Lérouville-Metz railway [fr] begins operating.
* 1878 – Train station [fr] built.
* 1881 – Temple de Garnison [fr] (church) built.

## 20th century

* 1901 – Metz power plant [fr] built in Pontiffroy [fr].
* 1903
** Porte Serpenoise (gate) rebuilt.
** Wilhelm II, German Emperor visits Metz.
* 1905
** Governor's Palace, Metz [fr] built.
** Population: 60,419.
* 1906 – Plantières Queuleu [fr] becomes part of Metz.
* 1907 – Devant-les-Ponts [fr] becomes part of Metz.
* 1908 – Gare de Metz-Ville (rail station) and Feste Kaiserin (fort) built.
* 1910 – Le Sablon (Moselle) [fr] becomes part of Metz.
* 1911
** Post office [fr] built.
** Population: 68,598.
* 1918 – Metz becomes again part of France.
* 1919 – Le Républicain Lorrain newspaper begins publication.
* 1923 – Stade Saint-Symphorien (stadium) opens.
* 1932 – Football Club de Metz formed.
* 1936 – Population: 83,119.
* 1940
** Annexation of the Moselle (1940) [fr] by Germany during World War II.
** July: Frontstalag 212 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.
** December: Frontstalag 212 POW camp dissolved. Stalag XII-E POW camp established.
* 1942 – Stalag XII-E POW camp dissolved.
* 1944
** 27 September: Battle of Fort Driant begins near city (part of Battle of Metz).
** 13 December: Battle of Metz ends; Germans ousted.
* 1947 - December: Flood.
* 1954 - Population: 85,701.
* 1960 – Les Trinitaires [fr] cultural venue created.
* 1961 – Borny [fr], Magny (Moselle) [fr], and Vallières-lès-Metz [fr] become part of Metz.
* 1962 – Population: 102,771.
* 1970 – Renaissance du vieux Metz (historical society) founded.
* 1971 – Jean-Marie Rausch becomes mayor.
* 1973 – Lorraine Marathon begins.
* 1975 – Groupe Histoire et patrimoine lorrains (historical society) founded.
* 1977 – Metz library-media centre [fr] built in Pontiffroy.
* 1979 – Socialist Party national congress held in Metz.
* 1980 – Moselle Open tennis tournament begins.
* 1982 – Metz becomes part of the Lorraine region.
* 1983 – Metz Science Park opens.
* 1989 – Arsenal de Metz concert hall opens.
* 1991 – Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport opens.
* 1999 – Population: 123,776.

## 21st century

* 2002 – Arènes de Metz (arena) opens.
* 2006 – May: European Trampoline Championships, 2006 [fr] held in Metz.
* 2007 – TGV hi-speed train begins operating.
* 2008 – Dominique Gros becomes mayor.
* 2010
** Centre Pompidou-Metz opens.
** Metz-Mirabelle Marathon [fr] begins.
* 2011 – Population: 119,962.
* 2012 – 6 July: 2012 Tour de France cycling race passes through Metz.
* 2014 – March: Metz municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
* 2015
** Canton of Metz-1, 2, and 3 created per 2014 France cantonal redistricting [fr].
** December: Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine regional election, 2015 [fr] held.
* 2016 – Metz becomes part of the Grand Est region.