Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Early history

 * 1st C. BCE – Augustonemetum founded at near Nemossos, the ancient capital of the Arverni
 * 2nd C. CE – Augustonemetum has grown into a city, with a population estimated at between 15,000 and 30,000
 * 3rd C. CE
 * the city is depopulated, and survives only as a fort at the site of the forum.
 * St Austremonius, the apostle of Auvergne and first bishop of Clermont.
 * 4th C. CE – the settlement is now known as Arvernis, with a population estimated at 700 people; the Roman Catholic diocese of Clermont is established. Five gates are built into the fortifications, while the rest of the Roman city lies in ruins.
 * 5th C. – construction begins.
 * 471/475 – Arvernis besieged by the Visigoths; part of the Visigothic kingdom until the Frankish conquest in 507.
 * 535 – Council of Clermont (535).
 * 549 – Second council of Clermont.
 * 587 – Third council of Clermont.

Medieval to early modern

 * 761 – Pepin the Short pillages urbs Arverna and takes its fort, Claremontem Castrum in the Siege of Clermont (761).
 * 848 – first mention of the name Clermont (Clarus Mons) as the name of the city; Arvernis remains in use as alongside Clermont at least until the end of the 9th century.
 * 862 – city destroyed by Vikings and rebuilt under bishop Sigon
 * 898/910 – city again pillaged by Vikings
 * 946 – traditional date for the consecration of the Romanesque cathedral built under bishop Stephen II.
 * 1095 – Council of Clermont: pope gives speech that starts the First Crusade.
 * 12th C. – Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port rebuilt (approximate date).
 * 1130 – Religious held in Clermont.
 * 13th C. – Construction of gothic-style Clermont Cathedral begins.
 * 1273 – construction begins.
 * 15th C. – construction begins.
 * 1515 – (fountain) erected by Jacques d'Amboise.
 * 1623 – 19 June: Birth of Blaise Pascal.
 * 1665 – begin.
 * 1675 – building construction begins.
 * 1731 – Towns of and Montferrand merge to become "Clermont Montferrand."
 * 1747 – founded.
 * 1790 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Puy-de-Dôme souveraineté.

19th century

 * 1801
 * Cantons of Clermont-Est, Clermont-Nord, Clermont-Sud, and Clermont-Sud-Ouest created.
 * erected.
 * 1806 – Population: 30,982.
 * 1826 – Chamber of Commerce established.
 * 1855
 * Clermont-Ferrand station opens.
 * Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication.
 * 1858 – installed in the Place de la Rodade.
 * 1862 – and  built.
 * 1886 – Population: 46,718.
 * 1889 – Michelin et Cie in business.
 * 1890 - Clermont-Ferrand tramway initiated.
 * 1894 – Société d'histoire naturelle d'Auvergne established.
 * 1895 – installed in the.
 * 1896 – Avenir du Puy-de-Dôme newspaper begins publication.

20th century

 * 1906 – (shop) built.
 * 1911 – Population: 65,386.
 * 1919 – La Montagne newspaper begins publication.
 * 1921 – Population: 82,577.
 * 1926 – Population: 111,711.
 * 1940
 * June: City briefly occupied by German forces.
 * July: City becomes temporary seat of government of France, which shortly relocates to Vichy.
 * 1944 –  begins publication.
 * 1961
 * built.
 * Association Montferrand Renaissance founded.
 * 1974 – Jardin botanique de la Charme (garden) created.
 * 1975 – Population: 156,763.
 * 1977 – Islamic community of Clermont-Ferrand established in the former Refuge du Bon Pasteur chapel.
 * 1979 – in use.
 * 1982
 * Cantons, , , , and created.
 * Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival begins.
 * 1995 – begins broadcasting.
 * 1999
 * convention centre opens.
 * Population: 137,140.

21st century

 * 2003 – Le Magazine Zap begins publication.(fr)
 * 2006
 * Place de Jaude inaurated.
 * Clermont-Ferrand tramway begins operating.
 * 2010 – built.
 * 2012 – Population: 141,569.
 * 2014 – Olivier Bianchi becomes mayor.
 * 2015
 * Cantons of Clermont-Ferrand-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 created per.
 * March: held.
 * December: held.
 * 2016 – Clermont-Ferrand becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

in English

 * (case study of Clermont-Ferrand)
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in French

 * 1840–1847. 8 vols.
 * 1840–1847. 8 vols.
 * 1840–1847. 8 vols.