The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Saint-Étienne, France.
Prior to 20th century edit
- 1184 – Church of Notre-Dame de Valbenoîte founded.
- 1310 – Grand'Église de Saint-Étienne (church) construction begins.
- 1790 – Town becomes part of the Rhône-et-Loire department.
- 1793 – Town becomes part of the Loire (department).
- 1800 – Population: 16,259.
- 1816 – École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne (school) established.
- 1821 – Saint-Étienne City Hall built.
- 1828 – Saint-Étienne to Andrézieux Railway begins operating.[1]
- 1831 – Lyons-St Etienne railway begins operating.[1]
- 1855 – Beaubrun, Montaud, Outre-Furan, and Valbenoîte become part of Saint-Étienne.(fr)
- 1856 – Loire (department) administration relocated to Saint-Étienne from Montbrison.[1]
- 1861 – Musée d'art et d'industrie de Saint-Étienne opens in the Palais des Arts.[1]
- 1863 – Planfoy becomes part of Saint-Étienne.(fr)
- 1864 – Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne factory built.
- 1876 – Union des travailleurs de Saint-Étienne (labour union) consumers' co-operative created.[2][3]
- 1881 – Saint-Étienne tramway begins operating.
- 1884 – Gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux rebuilt.
- 1886 – Population: 117,875.[4]
- 1890 – Lycée Claude-Fauriel (school) built.
- 1898 – Société des Magasins du Casino (shop) in business.[5]
- 1900 – Hôtel de préfecture de la Loire built.[6]
20th century edit
- 1901 – Automobile Club established.[5]
- 1902 – Saint-Étienne labour council building constructed.
- 1910 – Etoile Théâtre (cinema) opens.[7]
- 1911 – Population: 148,656.[8]
- 1922 – Cinémathèque de Saint-Étienne established.[9]
- 1923 – Saint-Étienne Cathedral built.
- 1926 – Population: 193,737.
- 1930 – Histoire et Patrimoine de Saint-Étienne founded.
- 1933 – Maisons sans escalier (residence) built.
- 1938 – Capitole cinema opens.[7][10]
- 1942 – Trolleybuses in Saint-Étienne in operation.
- 1952 – SaintéLyon Lyon-St Etienne footrace begins.
- 1962 – Population: 210,311.
- 1968 – Population: 223,223.
- 1969
- Jean Monnet University established.
- Saint-Victor-sur-Loire and Terrenoire become part of Saint-Étienne.(fr)
- 1971 – École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Saint-Étienne (school) established.
- 1973 – Rochetaillée becomes part of Saint-Étienne.(fr)
- 1977
- March: Saint-Étienne municipal election, 1977 held.
- Joseph Sanguedolce becomes mayor.
- 1978 – Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport terminal built.
- 1981 – Radio Dio begins broadcasting.
- 1987 – Modern Art Museum established.
- 1990
- Massenet Festival begins.
- Population: 199,396.
- 1993 – Médiathèque Centrale opens in Tarentaize.[11][2]
- 1995 – Festival des 7 Collines de Saint-Étienne (cultural festival) begins.
21st century edit
- 2005 – Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Saint-Étienne (music school) active.
- 2011 – Population: 170,049.
- 2014
- March: Saint-Étienne municipal election, 2014 held.
- Gaël Perdriau becomes mayor.
- 2015 – December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 held.[12]
- 2016 – St Etienne becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Images edit
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Aerial view of St Etienne, 1860 -
City Hall, built 1821, with addition of dome in 1864 -
Place du Peuple with tram, which began operating in 1881 (photo circa 1912) -
Médiathèque Centrale, opened in 1993 -
Participants before the start of the SaintéLyon footrace, December 2013 -
Pro-Palestinian rally at City Hall, July 2014
See also edit
- other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
References edit
- ^ a b c Britannica 1910.
- ^ J. Corréard (1908). Les sociétés coopératives de consommation en France et à l'étranger (in French). Paris: P. Lethielleux.
- ^ Association française pour l'avancement des sciences 1897.
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
- ^ a b Archives d'architecture de la Loire 1995.
- ^ Baedeker 1914.
- ^ a b "Cinémas". Histoire(s) stéphanoise(s) (in French). Archives municipales de la ville de Saint-Étienne. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ "Cinémathèque: Histoire". Médiathèques Municipales de Saint-Etienne (in French). Ville de Saint-Etienne. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Devun 2005.
- ^ "Médiathèques et bibliobus", Le Progrès (in French), November 2015
- ^ "Résultats élections: Saint-Etienne", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography edit
in English edit
- Clement Cruttwell (1793). "S. Etienne-en-Forez". Gazetteer of France. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson. hdl:2027/njp.32101072026824.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 2–3.
- "St-Etienne", Southern France (6th ed.), Leipzig: Baedeker, 1914, hdl:2027/uc1.31822019077254
- Hugh D. Clout (1972). "Lyons/Saint-Etienne Metropolis". Geography of Post-War France. Elsevier. pp. 98–106. ISBN 978-1-4831-5318-6.
in French edit
- Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau [in French] (1850). "St. Etienne". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères. p. 462. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700.
- Association française pour l'avancement des sciences [in French] (1897). Saint-Etienne (in French). Société de l'imprimerie Théolier.
- Archives d'architecture de la Loire; Centre d'études foréziennes (1995). Les Lamaizière: architectes à Saint-Étienne, 1880–1925 (in French). Université de Saint-Etienne. ISBN 978-2-86272-091-3.
- Frédéric Zarch (2000). Catalogue des films projetés à Saint-Étienne avant la première guerre mondiale (in French). Université de Saint-Etienne. ISBN 978-2-86272-182-8.
- Blandine Devun (2005). La vie culturelle à Saint-Etienne pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale, 1939-1944 (in French). Université de Saint-Etienne. ISBN 978-2-86272-366-2.
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