Timeline of Le Mans

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

Prior to 18th century

 * 3rd C. – Wall built around.
 * 4th C. - Julian of Le Mans becomes bishop.
 * 5th C. – Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans established.
 * 6th C. – Le Mans Cathedral rebuilding begins.
 * 832 – Aldric of Le Mans becomes bishop.
 * 1063 – William the Conqueror in power.
 * 1120 – Le Mans Cathedral consecrated.
 * 1133 – 5 March: Birth of Henry (later king of England).
 * 1189 – Philip II of France in power.
 * 1508 – Maine customary laws published.
 * 1558 – built.
 * 1562 – Le Mans sacked by Huguenots.

18th–19th centuries

 * 1756 – Town Hall built.
 * 1760 – Prefecture built.
 * 1790 – Le Mans becomes part of the Sarthe souveraineté.
 * 1793
 * December: Battle of Le Mans (1793).
 * Population: 18,855.
 * 1799 – Royalist Chouans take Le Mans.
 * 1812 – Nouvelliste de la Sarthe newspaper begins publication.
 * 1854 – Gare du Mans (rail station) opens.
 * 1856 – established.
 * 1857 - Notre Dame de Sainte Croix completed.
 * 1866 – Population: 45,230.
 * 1868 – La Sarthe newspaper begins publication.
 * 1871 – January: Battle of Le Mans; Germans win.
 * 1873 – Comptoir d'Escompte de la Sarthe (bank) established.
 * 1875 – founded.
 * 1880 – Société philotechnique du Maine active.
 * 1886 – Petit Manceau newspaper begins publication.
 * 1888 – (rail station) opens.

20th century

 * 1906
 * Automobile Club de l'Ouest founded.
 * Population: 54,907.
 * 1908 – August: Wright brothers demonstrate flying machine.
 * 1911 – Population: 69,361.
 * 1923– First edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.
 * 1936 – Population: 84,525.
 * 1940 – 19 June: German forces take city, during the Battle of France.
 * 1944
 * 8 August: Germans ousted by Allied forces, during the Battle of Normandy.
 * Le Maine Libre newspaper begins publication.
 * 1946 – Population: 100,455.
 * 1947 – becomes mayor.
 * 1965 – becomes mayor.
 * 1967
 * Cantons Centre, Est, Nord, Nord-Ouest, Sud, and created.
 * Le Mans twinned with Paderborn, Germany.
 * 1974 – Le Mans twinned with Bolton, England, United Kingdom.
 * 1977
 * Le Mans University opens.
 * Robert Jarry becomes mayor.
 * 1981 – Le Mans twinned with Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
 * 1982
 * Le Mans becomes part of the Pays de la Loire region.
 * Le Mans twinned with Haouza, Western Sahara.
 * 1983 – Le Mans twinned with Volos, Greece.
 * 1985 Le Mans FC founded.
 * 1988 – opens in the.
 * 1989 – opens.
 * 1990 – Le Mans twinned with Suzuka, Japan.
 * 1995 – Antarès arena and (museum) open.
 * 1999 – Population: 146,105.

21st century

 * 2001
 * ice rink opens.
 * Jean-Claude Boulard becomes mayor.
 * 2002 – (circus) begins.
 * 2005 – November: Socialist Party national congress held in Le Mans.
 * 2006 – 9 March: Sablé-sur-Sarthe hostage crisis occurs near Le Mans.
 * 2007 – Le Mans tramway begins operating.
 * 2010 – Roman-era religious site discovered in nearby Neuville-sur-Sarthe.
 * 2011 – Population: 143,240.
 * 2014 – March: held.
 * 2015 – December: held.