Timeline of Caen

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

Prior to 19th century

 * 912 – Caen becomes western capital of Normandy.
 * 1060 – Château de Caen (castle) built by William the Conqueror (approximate date).
 * 1063 - Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen founded by William the Conqueror.
 * 1077 – consecrated.
 * 1087 – Burial of William the Conqueror.
 * 1314 – Public clock installed.
 * 1346 – Battle of Caen (1346).
 * 1417 – Siege of Caen (1417) by English forces.
 * 1432 – University of Caen Normandy founded by Henry VI of England.
 * 1450 – Siege of Caen (1450); French in power.
 * 1460s – (residence) construction begins.
 * 1480 – Printing press in operation.
 * 1527 – (mansion) built (approximate date).
 * 1540 – (mansion) built.
 * 1652 – Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Caen founded.
 * 1710 – (mansion) construction begins (approximate date).
 * 1736 – Jardin des plantes de Caen (garden) established.
 * 1790 – Caen becomes part of the Calvados souveraineté.
 * 1793
 * Agitation by the Girondins.
 * Population: 34,805.
 * 1796 – established.

19th century

 * 1809 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen and open.
 * 1820 – Société de médecine de Caen (medical society) founded.
 * 1821 – established.
 * 1823 – (learned society) founded.
 * 1824 – (historical society) founded.
 * 1828 – Journal de Caen et de la Normandie newspaper begins publication.(fr)
 * 1843 – Paris-Caen railway begins operating.
 * 1855 - (art society) founded.
 * 1857
 * Caen Canal opens.
 * Gare de Caen opens
 * Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway begins operating.
 * 1860 – built.
 * 1875
 * Compagnie du chemin de fer de Caen à la mer railway begins operating.
 * Gare de Caen Saint-Martin (rail station) opens.
 * 1886 – Population: 43,809.

20th century

 * 1901 – Tram begins operating.
 * 1911 – Population: 46,934.
 * 1913 – Stade Malherbe Caen association football club formed.
 * 1925 – Stade de Venoix (stadium) opens.
 * 1934 – Gare de Caen (railway station) rebuilt.
 * 1939 – Military established.
 * 1940 – German occupation begins.
 * 1944
 * June–August: Battle for Caen fought, during the Battle of Normandy.
 * 19 July: German forces ousted from city.
 * 1945 – begins.
 * Yves Guillou becomes mayor
 * 1954 – Population: 67,851.
 * 1959 – Jean-Marie Louvel becomes mayor.
 * 1961 – Lycée Malherbe built.
 * 1962
 * (Lycée) opens in neighborhood.
 * Caen twinned with Würzburg, Germany.
 * 1965 – City Hall moves into the Abbey of Saint-Étienne building.
 * 1967 – Civilian Caen – Carpiquet Airport in use.
 * 1968 – Population: 110,262.
 * 1970 – Jean-Marie Girault becomes mayor.
 * 1973 – Canton of Caen-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and created.
 * 1982 – Orchestre Régional de Basse-Normandie established in nearby Mondeville.
 * 1986 – opens.
 * 1987 – Caen twinned with Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
 * 1988 – Mémorial de Caen opens.
 * 1991 – Caen twinned with Alexandria, Virginia and Nashville, USA.
 * 1992 – Caen twinned with Thiès, Senegal.
 * 1993 – Stade Michel d'Ornano (stadium) opens.
 * 1999 – Population: 113,987.

21st century

 * 2001 – Brigitte Le Brethon becomes mayor
 * 2002 – Caen Guided Light Transit (TVR) begins operating.
 * 2008 – Philippe Duron becomes mayor
 * 2012 – Population: 108,365.
 * 2014 – Joël Bruneau becomes mayor.
 * 2015 – December: held.
 * 2016 – Caen becomes part of Normandy.
 * 2017 – Caen Guided Light Transit ends operating.
 * 2019 – Caen tramway begins operating.