Timeline of Caen
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Prior to 19th century
- 912 – Caen becomes western capital of Normandy.[1]
- 1060 – Château de Caen (castle) built by William the Conqueror (approximate date).[2]
- 1063 - Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen founded by William the Conqueror.[2]
- 1077 – Saint Stephen's Church, Caen consecrated.[2]
- 1087 – Burial of William the Conqueror.[1]
- 1314 – Public clock installed.[3]
- 1346 – Battle of Caen (1346).[2]
- 1417 – Siege of Caen (1417) by English forces.[1][2]
- 1432 – University of Caen Normandy founded by Henry VI of England.[2]
- 1450 – Siege of Caen (1450); French in power.[1]
- 1460s – Maison des Quatrans (residence) construction begins.[4]
- 1480 – Printing press in operation.[5]
- 1527 – Hôtel de Than (mansion) built (approximate date).[4]
- 1540 – Hôtel d'Escoville (mansion) built.[2]
- 1652 – Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Caen founded.[6]
- 1710 – Hôtel de Blangy (mansion) construction begins (approximate date).
- 1736 – Jardin des plantes de Caen (garden) established.[7]
- 1790 – Caen becomes part of the Calvados souveraineté.[8]
- 1793
- 1796 – Archives départementales du Calvados established.[9]
19th century
- 1809 – Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen and Bibliothèque de Caen[10][11] open.
- 1820 – Société de médecine de Caen (medical society) founded.[6]
- 1821 – Caen Chamber of Commerce established.[12]
- 1823 – Société linnéenne de Normandie (learned society) founded.[6]
- 1824 – Société des antiquaires de Normandie (historical society) founded.[6]
- 1828 – Journal de Caen et de la Normandie newspaper begins publication.[13](fr)
- 1843 – Paris-Caen railway begins operating.[14]
- 1855 - Société des beaux-arts de Caen (art society) founded.[6]
- 1857
- Caen Canal opens.
- Gare de Caen opens
- Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway begins operating.
- 1860 – Séminaire des Eudistes de Caen 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.[15]
20th century
- 1901 – Tram begins operating.
- 1911 – Population: 46,934.[16]
- 1913 – Stade Malherbe Caen association football club formed.
- 1925 – Stade de Venoix (stadium) opens.
- 1934 – Gare de Caen (railway station) rebuilt.
- 1939 – Military Caen-Carpiquet Air Base 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 – Rebuilding of Caen begins.
- Yves Guillou becomes mayor
- 1954 – Population: 67,851.[8]
- 1959 – Jean-Marie Louvel becomes mayor.
- 1961 – Lycée Malherbe built.
- 1962
- 1965 – Hôtel de Ville moves into the Abbey of Saint-Étienne building.[18][19]
- 1967 – Civilian Caen – Carpiquet Airport in use.
- 1968 – Population: 110,262.[8]
- 1970 – Jean-Marie Girault becomes mayor.
- 1973 – Canton of Caen-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 created.[8]
- 1982 – Orchestre Régional de Basse-Normandie established in nearby Mondeville.
- 1986 – Postal Museum opens.[20]
- 1987 – Caen twinned with Portsmouth, United Kingdom.[17]
- 1988 – Mémorial de Caen opens.
- 1991 – Caen twinned with Alexandria, Virginia and Nashville, USA.[17]
- 1992 – Caen twinned with Thiès, Senegal.[17]
- 1993 – Stade Michel d'Ornano (stadium) opens.
- 1999 – Population: 113,987.[8]
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: Normandy regional election, 2015 held.
- 2016 – Caen becomes part of Normandy.
- 2017 – Caen Guided Light Transit ends operating.
- 2019 – Caen tramway begins operating.
- 2024 – Aristide Olivier becomes mayor
See also
- History of Caen
- History of Caen
- List of mayors of Caen
- List of heritage sites in Caen
- History of Normandy region
- other cities in the Normandy region
