# Timeline of Angers

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

## Prior to 19th century

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* 372 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers established.
* 471 – Merovingians in power.
* 8th century – Angers becomes part of Anjou province.
* 851 – Frankish-Breton treaty signed in Angers.
* 870 – Duke of Anjou centered in Angers.
* 1025 – Angers Cathedral built.
* 1028 – Abbaye du Ronceray d'Angers [fr] founded.
* 1059 – Abbaye Saint-Serge d'Angers [fr] rebuilt.
* 12th century – Trinity Church, Angers [fr] construction begins.
* 1151 – Henry Plantagenet becomes count of Anjou and Maine (and king of England in 1154).
* 1184 – Hôpital Saint-Jean [fr] built.
* 13th century – Château d'Angers (castle) enlarged.
* 1288 – Jews expelled from Anjou.
* 1364 – Universitas Andegavensis active.
* 1380 – Apocalypse Tapestry created.
* 1384 – Public clock installed.
* 1487 - Logis Barrault [fr] mansion built.
* 1508 - Anjou customary laws published.
* 1516 - Grand jour [fr] (judicial proceeding) takes place.
* 1539 – Grand jour [fr] (judicial proceeding) takes place.
* 1585 – Huguenots in power.
* 1589 – Catholic League active, then quashed.
* 1685 - Académie des sciences, belles lettres et arts d'Angers [fr] founded.
* 1790 – Angers becomes part of the Maine-et-Loire souveraineté.
* 1791 – Angers Public Library [fr] founded.
* 1793
** February: Liberty pole erected in the Place du Ralliement [fr].
** December: Siege of Angers.
* 1796 – Archives départementales de Maine-et-Loire [fr] established.
* 1797 – Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers established.

## 19th century

* 1806 – Population: 29,187.
* 1823 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
* 1839 – Basse-Chaine Bridge built.
* 1849 – Cointreau distillery in business.
* 1850 – 16 April: Collapse of the Basse-Chaine Bridge.
* 1855 – Chamber of Commerce established.
* 1856 – Population: 50,726.
* 1859 – Café Serin in business.
* 1869 – Patriote de l'Ouest newspaper begins publication.
* 1871 – Grand Théâtre (Angers) [fr] opens.
* 1873 – Journal de Maine-et-Loire newspaper begins publication.
* 1875 – Catholic University of Angers active.
* 1876 – Population: 56,846.
* 1878 – Gare d'Angers-Saint-Serge [fr] (rail station) opens.
* 1883 – Petit Courrier [fr] newspaper begins publication.
* 1886 – Population: 73,044.
* 1889 – Musée Pincé [fr] opens.
* 1895 – Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie d'Angers (garden) established.
* 1896 – Angers tramway (1896) [fr] begins operating.

## 20th century

* 1901 – Galeries Lafayette (Angers) [fr] built on Rue d'Alsace (Angers) [fr].
* 1911 – Population: 83,786.
* 1914 – Avrillé airfield begins operating.
* 1919 – Angers SCO (sport club) formed.
* 1937
** Parc de la Garenne created.
** Roman-era archaeological remains found.
* 1940 – June: German occupation begins.
* 1944
** May: Bombing by Allied forces.
** August: German occupation ends.
** Le Courrier de l'Ouest [fr] newspaper begins publication.
* 1964 – Angers twinned with Haarlem, Netherlands.
* 1967 – 1967 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
* 1968 – Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine [fr] opens.
* 1971 – University of Angers and Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de la Loire established.
* 1972 – 1972 Tour de France cycling race departs from Angers.
* 1973
** Pont de l'Atlantique (Angers) [fr] (bridge) built.
** Association généalogique de l'Anjou formed.
* 1974 – Angers twinned with Bamako, Mali.
* 1980 – Association des musulmans d'Angers founded.
* 1982
** Angers becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
** Ducs d'Angers ice hockey team formed.
** Angers twinned with Pisa, Italy.
* 1983 – Centre de congrès d'Angers [fr] (assembly hall) built.
* 1985 – Parc des expositions d'Angers [fr] developed.
* 1986 – Nouveau théâtre d'Angers [fr] established.
* 1988
** TV10 Angers [fr] begins broadcasting.
** Angers twinned with Wigan, United Kingdom.
* 1991 – Amphitéa [fr] assembly hall built.
* 1994 – Théâtre de la Comédie d'Angers [fr] opens.
* 1999 – Population: 151,279.

## 21st century

* 2005 – Angers child sexual abuse case [fr] tried.
* 2007
** Le Quai [fr] cultural space opens.
** Angers 7 [fr] television begins broadcasting.
* 2011
** Angers tramway begins operating.
** City partnered with Austin, Texas, USA.
** Population: 148,803.
* 2014
** March: Angers municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
** Christophe Béchu becomes mayor.
** Mosque construction begins.
* 2015 – December: Pays de la Loire regional election, 2015 [fr] held.