The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Perpignan, France.
Before the 17th century edit
- 990s–1110s CE – Seat of Count of Roussillon relocated to Perpignan from Ruscino.
- 1172 – Power passes from Counts of Roussillon to the Crown of Aragon.[1]
- 1276 – Perpignan becomes capital of the Kingdom of Majorca.[2]
- 1309 – Palace of the Kings of Majorca built.
- 1324 – Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist construction begins.[1]
- 1349 – University of Perpignan established by Kings of Aragon.[1]
- 1360 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[3]
- 1388 - Consulate of the Sea established.[4]
- 1475 - French take power.[1]
- 1500 - Printing press in use.[5]
- 1509 - Perpignan Cathedral completed.[1]
- 1542 - Siege of Perpignan (1542) by forces of Francis I of France.[1]
17th–19th centuries edit
- 1601 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne established.[6]
- 1642 – Siege of Perpignan (1642); French win.[1]
- 1659 – City becomes part of France per Treaty of the Pyrenees.[1]
- 1790 – Perpignan becomes part of the Pyrénées-Orientales souveraineté.[7]
- 1793
- 17 July: Battle of Perpignan (1793).
- Population: 9,134.[7]
- 1804 – Municipal library active.[8][9]
- 1819 – Journal de Perpignan et des Pyrénées-Orientales newspaper in publication.[10]
- 1833 – Musée de Perpignan (museum) established.[11]
- 1840 – Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Perpignan (museum) established.[12][13]
- 1846 – L'Indépendant newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1870 – Le Roussillon newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1872 – Hôtel Pams (house) built.
- 1900 – Tramway de Perpignan begins operating.
20th century edit
- 1911
- Cinéma Le Castillet opens.
- Population: 39,510.[14]
- 1921 – Population: 53,742.[7]
- 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 begins operating.
- 1962 – Stade Gilbert Brutus (stadium) opens.
- 1964 – Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport terminal rebuilt.
- 1968 – Population: 102,191.[7]
- 1982 – Association archéologique des Pyrénées-Orientales headquartered in Perpignan.[15](fr)
- 1996 – La Semaine du Roussillon newspaper begins publication.
21st century edit
- 2004 – Compagnie de transports Perpignan Méditerranée (transit entity) active.
- 2006 – Population: 114,000.[7]
- 2013 – Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.
- 2014 – March: Perpignan municipal election, 2014 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.[16][17]
See also edit
- Perpignan history (fr)
- History of Pyrénées-Orientales department
Other cities in the Occitanie region:
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Britannica 1910.
- ^ "Perpignan". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
- ^ Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
- ^ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Perpignan, EHESS (in French).
- ^ "Les bibliothèques: Médiathèque centrale". Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Pierre Vidal (1897). Catalogue des incunables de la Bibliothèque publique de la ville de Perpignan (in French). Paris: H. Welter.
- ^ a b c "Villes, villages: Perpignan". Presse locale ancienne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ Joseph Crouchandeu (1884). Catalogue raisonné des objets d'art et d'archéologie du Musée de Perpignan (in French). Pergignan: L'Eclaireur des Pyrénées-Orientales.
- ^ "Culture: Musées". Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Robert Bourgat (1995), "Perpignan Museum", Journal of the History of Collections, vol. 7, Oxford University Press, ISSN 0954-6650
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ "Sociétés savantes de France (Perpignan)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Far-right to win southern French town of Perpignan: Exit poll". Reuters. 28 June 2020.
- ^ "France's Greens make gains, Macron loses ground in low-turnout local elections". 28 June 2020.
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
- Abraham Rees (1819), "Perpignan", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
- Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac [in French] (1839). "Perpignan". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
- Bouillet, Marie Nicolas (1842). "Perpignan". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French).
- Pierre Vidal (1897). Histoire de la ville de Perpignan depuis les origines jusqu'au Traité des Pyrénées (in French). Paris: H. Welter.
- "Perpignan", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 9, New York, 1905
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 182–183.
- "Perpignan". Pyrénées. Guides Joanne (in French). Paris. 1912. hdl:2027/njp.32101007980228. + 1858 ed.
- "Perpignan", Southern France (6th ed.), Leipzig: Baedeker, 1914, hdl:2027/uc1.31822019077254
- Daniel C. Haskell, ed. (1922), "Provencal literature and language, including the local history of southern France", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol. 26, hdl:2027/mdp.39015035117657,
Local history: Perpignan
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