Timeline of Rennes

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

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 – built. 1672 – Saint George Palace built. 1693 – Office of mayor established. 1700 – built. 1720 – December: . 1743 – Hôtel de Ville built. 1757 – founded. 1768 – 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) 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 – 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

1903 – built. 1911 – Population: 79,372. 1933 – Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport built. 1936 – 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 – (assembly hall) opens on the . 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 – 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: . 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: held. Nathalie Appéré becomes mayor. 2015 – December: held.

Timeline of Rennes

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