Timeline of Grenoble

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

Prior to 11th century

 * 43 BCE – First mention of Cularo
 * 4th century – Roman Catholic diocese of Cularo established.
 * 292 – Gallo-Roman wall of Cularo completed
 * 381 – Cularo becomes Gratianopolis
 * 879 – Grenoble becomes part of the Kingdom of Provence.
 * 902 – First reference of Grenoble Cathedral

11th–17th centuries

 * 1012 – First mention of Saint-Laurent Church
 * 1110 – The son of Count Guigues III of Albon is nicknamed Dauphin (Guigo Delphinus), later Dauphin of France
 * 1219 – September:.
 * 1337 – (court) founded.
 * 1339 – Gratianopolis becomes Gregnoble
 * 1381 – Construction start of the
 * 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
 * 1453 - created.
 * 1539 - expanded.
 * 1562 - Sacked by the Protestants under Baron des Adrets
 * 1590 - Duke of Lesdiguières took the town in the name of Henry IV.
 * 1592 - First Bastille built by Lesdiguières.
 * 1625 – built.
 * 1627 – General Hospital construction begins.
 * 1639 – Construction start of a new wall by François de Bonne de Crequi
 * 1647 – Construction start of Sainte-Marie-d'en-Bas
 * 1675 – End of the construction of the wall by Crequi
 * 1699 – Saint-Louis Church erected

18th century

 * 1772 –  and Bibliothèque municipale de Grenoble founded.
 * 1778 – October: Flood ("déluge de Saint-Crépin").
 * 1788 – 7 June: Social unrest ("Day of the Tiles").
 * 1790 – Grenoble becomes part of the Isère souveraineté.
 * 1793 – Population: 20,019.
 * 1798 – Museum of Grenoble established.

19th century

 * 1810 – Saint Roch Cemetery opened
 * 1815 - Opened its gates to Napoleon on his return from Elba on 7 March.
 * 1836 – Extension of wall by general Haxo
 * 1847 – Bastille rebuilt by general Haxo.
 * 1858 – railway begins operating.
 * 1859 – 2 November: Grenoble flood.
 * 1864
 * Grenoble–Montmélian railway begins operating.
 * Chamber of Commerce established.
 * 1886 – Population: 52,484.
 * 1892 – FC Grenoble (football club) formed.
 * 1894 – Tram begins operating.(fr)
 * 1899
 * established.
 * begins operating.

20th century

 * 1906
 * Opening of the Musée dauphinois
 * Population: 58,641.
 * 1911 – Population: 77,438.
 * 1925
 * International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism held in Grenoble.
 * Perret tower (Grenoble) erected.
 * 1934 – Grenoble-Bastille cable car begins operating.
 * 1945 – Le Dauphiné libéré newspaper begins publication.
 * 1946 - Population: 102,161.
 * 1956 - First works in Polygone Scientifique
 * 1965 - becomes mayor.
 * 1966 – opening of Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation
 * 1967
 * Palais des Sports (Grenoble) opens.
 * Foundation of the Institut Laue–Langevin
 * Foundation of LETI
 * 1968
 * Gare de Grenoble rebuilt.
 * 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble.
 * 1970 – Joseph Fourier University, Pierre Mendès-France University, and Stendhal University established.
 * 1973 - Socialist Party national congress held in Grenoble.
 * 1976 - Population : 166,037
 * 1982 – Grenoble becomes part of the Rhône-Alpes region.
 * 1983 – Alain Carignon becomes mayor.
 * 1987 – Grenoble tramway begins operating.
 * 1994
 * new building for the Museum of Grenoble
 * European Synchrotron Radiation Facility begins operating.
 * 1995 – Michel Destot becomes mayor.
 * 1997 – Grenoble Foot 38 (football club) formed.
 * 1998
 * Musée de l'Ancien Évêché inaugurated
 * March: 1998 Rhône-Alpes regional election held.
 * 2000 – Socialist Party national congress held in Grenoble again.

21st century

 * 2001 – Opening of Patinoire Polesud
 * 2004 – March: 2004 Rhône-Alpes regional election held.
 * 2005 – Launch of téléGrenoble Isère (local television).
 * 2006 – Opening of Minatec.
 * 2008 – Stade des Alpes (stadium) opens.
 * 2011 – Population: 157,424.;> opening of Clinatec
 * 2014
 * March: held.
 * Éric Piolle becomes mayor.
 * 2015
 * Grenoble-Alpes Métropole established.
 * 110,000 people demonstrate against attacks in Paris
 * December: held.
 * 2016 – Grenoble becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

in French

 * v.1 (1848–55) + v.2 (1855–62)
 * circa 1900s
 * v.1 (1848–55) + v.2 (1855–62)
 * circa 1900s
 * v.1 (1848–55) + v.2 (1855–62)
 * circa 1900s