Timeline of Rennes

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

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Before the 20th century

• 5th C. CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Rennes active.
• 1356 – Siege of Rennes (1356-1357).
• 1561 – Parlement of Brittany headquartered in Rennes.
• 1589 – 13 March: Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur takes power.
• 1598 – May: Entry of Henry IV into Rennes.
• 1654 – Parlement of Brittany building built.
• 1672 – Saint George Palace built.
• 1693 – Office of mayor established.
• 1700 – St. Stephen's Church, Rennes built.
• 1720 – December: 1720 Rennes fire.
• 1743 – Hôtel de Ville built.
• 1757 – Brittany Society of Agriculture, Commerce and Arts founded.
• 1768 – Saint-Sauveur Basilica, Rennes built.
• 1770 – Population: 23,143.
• 1790 – Rennes becomes part of the Ille-et-Vilaine souveraineté.
• 1793 – Population: 30,160.
• 1794 – Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes and Musée de Bretagne established.
• 1803
  • Municipal library founded.^(fr)
  • Lycée Émile-Zola opens.
• 1836 – Opéra de Rennes opens.
• 1853 – Société d'horticulture d'Ille-et-Vilaine founded.
• 1856 – Population: 45,664.
• 1857 – Gare de Rennes built.
• 1858 – Rennes Chamber of Commerce founded.
• 1878 – Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes women's prison begins operating.
• 1882 – Société de géographie de Rennes founded.
• 1886 – Population: 66,139.
• 1899 – Alfred Dreyfus' second trial takes place in Rennes.

20th century

Rennes in the early 20th century

• 1903 – Prison Jacques-Cartier built.
• 1911 – Population: 79,372.
• 1933 – Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport built.
• 1936 – St. Theresa Church, Rennes built.
• 1940
  • German occupation begins.^(fr)
  • September: Frontstalag 127 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs established by the Germans.
  • October: Frontstalag 133 POW camp established by the Germans.
• 1944 – 4 August: Liberation of Rennes by Allied forces.
• 1946 – Population: 113,781.
• 1956 – Rennes partnered with Exeter, UK.
• 1958 – Rennes partnered with Rochester, New York, USA.
• 1961 – Le Liberté (Rennes) (assembly hall) opens on the Esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle (Rennes).
• 1962 – Population: 151,948.
• 1964 – Rennes partnered with Erlangen, Germany.
• 1965 – Rennes partnered with Brno, Czech Republic.
• 1967 – Rennes partnered with Sendai, Japan.
• 1968 – Rennes "Maison de la Culture" established.
• 1970 – University of Rennes 1 established.
• 1977 – Edmond Hervé becomes mayor.
• 1980 – Rennes partnered with Leuven, Belgium.
• 1982
  • Rennes partnered with Setif, Algeria; and Cork, Ireland.
  • Rennes becomes part of the Brittany (administrative region).
• 1983 – Regional Council of Brittany headquartered in the Hôtel de Courcy in Rennes.^(fr)
• 1989 – Theatre in Old St. Stephen's in use.
• 1990
  • Socialist Party national congress held in Rennes.
  • Théâtre National de Bretagne established.
• 1991 – Rennes partnered with Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• 1992
  • Gare de Rennes rebuilt.
  • Rennes partnered with Hué, Vietnam.
• 1994 – February: Parlement of Brittany fire.
• 1995 – Rennes partnered with Bandiagara Cercle, Mali.
• 1998 – Rennes partnered with Poznań, Poland.
• 1999
  • Rennes partnered with Sibiu, Romania.
  • Population: 206,229.

21st century

• 2002
  • Rennes Metro begins operating.
  • Rennes partnered with Jinan, China.
• 2006 – Les Champs Libres cultural centre opens.
• 2008
  • Pathe Gaumont cinema opens.
  • Daniel Delaveau becomes mayor.
• 2012 – Population: 209,860.
• 2014
  • March: Rennes municipal election, 2014 held.
  • Nathalie Appéré becomes mayor.
• 2015 – December: Brittany regional election, 2015 held.

See also

• History of Rennes
• List of mayors of Rennes
• List of heritage sites in Rennes
• History of Ille-et-Vilaine department
• Timeline of Brittany

other cities in the Brittany region

• Timeline of Brest, France
• Timeline of Vannes

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

In English

In French

• (includes timeline)

External links

• Items related to Rennes, various dates (via Europeana).
• Items related to Rennes, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).