• Source: Timeline of Amiens

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




Prior to 20th century



3rd century – Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens established.
1117 – Charter of commune granted to Amiens by the bishop.
1185 – Amiens becomes part of the crown lands of France per Treaty of Boves.
1220 – Amiens Cathedral construction begins.
1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
1435 – Philip the Good of Burgundy in power per Congress of Arras.
1477 – Amiens again becomes part of the crown lands of France.
1496 – Amiens customary laws codified.
1550 – Hôtel de Ville construction begins.
1597 – Siege of Amiens (1597).
1750 – Amiens Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts founded.
1751 – Jardin des Plantes, Amiens (garden) created.
1760 – Hôtel de Ville completed.
1761 – Amiens Chamber of Commerce established.
1790 – Amiens becomes part of the Somme souveraineté.
1791 – Amiens Public Library founded.
1796 – Archives départementales de la Somme established in the Hôtel des Feuillants.
1800 – Population: 41,279.
1802
25 March: International peace treaty signed in Amiens.
Picardy Museum founded.
1817 – Madeleine Cemetery, Amiens established.
1837 – Antiquarian Society established.
1848 – Longueau–Boulogne railway begins operating.
1849 – Statue of Du Cange erected in the Square Saint-Denis d'Amiens.
1863 – Saint-Acheul cemetery established.
1865 – Linnean Society of North-Picardy active.
1870 – November: Battle of Amiens (1870); Prussians in power.
1886 – Population: 80,288.
1889 – Cirque Jules-Verne (assembly hall) opens.
1891 – Amiens tramway begins operating.




20th century


1901 – Amiens Sporting Club formed.
1902 – Devred shop in business.
1911 – Population: 93,207.
1913 – French Grand Prix automotive race held in Amiens.
1914 – City "taken and lost by Germans."
1918 – August: Battle of Amiens (1918) fought near city.
1940 – May–June: Battle of Amiens (1940).
1944 – Le Courrier picard newspaper begins publication.
1946 - Amiens trolleybus begins operating.
1952 - Amiens Zoo established.
1954 – Tour Perret (Amiens) hi-rise built.
1958 – Gare d'Amiens rebuilt.
1960 – Amiens twinned with Dortmund, Germany.
1962 – Population: 105,433.
1966 – Maison de la culture d'Amiens inaugurated.
1970 – University of Picardie Jules Verne established.
1971 - Amiens twinned with Görlitz, Germany.
1973 - Amiens twinned with Darlington, United Kingdom.
1981 – Amiens Conservatory active.
1999
Stade de la Licorne (stadium) opens.
Fakir newspaper begins publication.
Population: 135,501.
2000 – Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole created.




21st century


2006 – Amiens twinned with Tulsa, USA.
2011 – Population: 133,327.
2012 – August: Youth unrest.
2014
January: Labour unrest at Goodyear factory.
March: Amiens municipal election, 2014 held.
Brigitte Fouré becomes mayor.
2015 – December: 2015 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election held.
2016 – Amiens becomes part of the Hauts-de-France region.




See also


History of Amiens
List of mayors of Amiens
List of bishops of Amiens
List of heritage sites in Amiens
History of the Somme department
History of Picardy region
Other cities in the Hauts-de-France region:

Timeline of Lille
Timeline of Roubaix




References



This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.




Bibliography






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