The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Montpellier, France.
Prior to 19th century
737 - Charles Martel destroyed Maguelonne. 986 - Lords of Montpellier begin with William I of Montpellier 10th C. Town consisted of two portions, Montpellier and Montpelliéret. 1160 - Law school active. 1204 - issued. 1220 - University of Montpellier established. 1293 - Philip IV of France buys part of Montpellieret 1349 - Philip VI of France buys other part of Montpellieret. 1364 - Monastery of Saint-Benoît founded. 1394 - Jews expelled. 1536 - Catholic Diocese of Maguelonne renamed Diocese of Montpellier & Montpellier Cathedral status elevated. 1567 - Montpellier taken by Protestants. 1593 - Jardin des plantes de Montpellier (historic botanical garden and arboretum) established. 1622 - Siege of Montpellier. 1624 - Citadel of Montpellier built. 1628 - City walls demolished. 1641 - Sainte-Ursule convent founded. 1693 - Porte du Peyrou built. 1704 - founded. 1706 - established. 1755 - Place de la Comédie first mentioned. 1766 - Birth of François-Xavier Fabre, painter. 1789 - Population: 29,500. 1790 - Montpellier becomes part of the Hérault souveraineté. 1793 - Population: 32,897.
19th century 1801 - , , and created. 1816 - City hall moves to the 1819 - Bibliothèque Montpellier opens. 1825 - Musée Fabre opens. 1829 - Louis XVI statue erected in the . 1833 - Société Archéologique de Montpellier founded. 1837 - confectionery in production. 1845 - Gare de Montpellier-Saint-Roch opens. 1861 - Population: 51,865. 1876 - Petit Méridional newspaper begins publication. 1886 - Archives of the City of Montpellier moves to the . 1888 - Opéra Comédie (opera hall) (fr) opens. 1891 - built. 1896 - Population: 73,950.
20th century
1911 - Population: 80,230. 1923 - Parc des Sports de l'avenue Pont Juvénal opens. 1928 - Yves-du-Manoir Stadium opens. 1930 - Sabathé Stadium opens. 1946 - Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport opens. 1954 - Population: 97,501. 1962 - Population: 118,864. 1965 - created. 1967 - Richter Stadium opens. 1968 - Population: 161,910. 1973 - , , , , , and created. 1975 - Population: 191,354. 1977 - Georges Frêche becomes mayor. 1981 - begins. 1982 - Bulletin historique de la Ville de Montpellier in publication. 1985 created. Music Festival de Radio France et Montpellier begins. 1986 - Montpellier Hérault Rugby founded. 1988 - headquartered in the Hôtel de Région in Montpellier.(fr) 1999 - Population: 225,392. 2000 - Montpellier tramway begins operating.
21st century
2001 - Montpellier Agglomération and Orchestre national de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon established. 2004 - Hélène Mandroux becomes mayor. 2007 Vélomagg bikeshare (fr) begins operating. La Serre Amazonienne (greenhouse) opens. 2009 - En Traits Libres art space opens. 2010 - Agora dance center established. 2011 Hôtel de Ville de Montpellier built. Population: 264,538. 2013 - 29 May: First official same-sex marriage in France takes place. 2014 March: held. Philippe Saurel becomes mayor. 2015 December: held. Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole created. 2016 - Montpellier becomes part of the Occitanie region.
See also Montpellier history
List of Catholic bishops of Montpellier
region
Other cities in the Occitanie region: Timeline of Nimes Timeline of Perpignan Timeline of Toulouse
References
This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.
Bibliography
(Montpellier in 1768)
in French Chronicle of Montpellier (pre-1364 history of Montpellier)
1875-1882
External links
Items related to Montpellier, various dates (via Europeana). Items related to Montpellier, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).