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

Prior to 20th century

Brest in c. 1700
  • 1858
  • 1861 – Pont National (swing-bridge) built.
  • 1865 – Paris–Brest railway begins operating.
  • 1876 – Population: 66,828.[4]
  • 1882 – Société de géographie de Brest founded.[2]
  • 1886
    • La Dépêche de Brest newspaper begins publication.[5]
    • Population: 70,778.[6]
  • 1898 – Brest tramway begins operating.

20th century

21st century

  • 2001 – François Cuillandre becomes mayor.
  • 2012
  • 2014 – Brest Arena built.
  • 2016 – Brest aerial tram begins operating.
  • 2017 – Les Ateliers des Capucins, a mall and cultural venue, opens.

See also

other cities in the Brittany region

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Britannica 1910.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sociétés savantes de France (Brest)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
  4. "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1882. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590428.
  5. A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
  6. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
  7. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  8. "Brest". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  9. Walter Rüegg [in German], ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.

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Bibliography

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