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

Prior to 11th century

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: Grenoble flood 1219.[3]
  • 1337 – Conseil Delphinal (court) founded.[4]
  • 1339 – Gratianopolis becomes Gregnoble
  • 1381 – Construction start of the Tour de l'Isle
  • 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).[5]
  • 1453 - Parlement du Dauphiné created.
  • 1539 - Palais du parlement du Dauphiné expanded.
  • 1562 - Sacked by the Protestants under Baron des Adrets[2]
  • 1590 - Duke of Lesdiguières took the town in the name of Henry IV.[2]
  • 1592 - First Bastille built by Lesdiguières.
  • 1625 – Hôtel de la Première présidence built.
  • 1627 – General Hospital construction begins.[4]
  • 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

19th century

  • 1810 – Saint Roch Cemetery opened
  • 1815 - Opened its gates to Napoleon on his return from Elba on 7 March.[2]
  • 1836 – Extension of wall by general Haxo
  • 1847 – Bastille rebuilt by general Haxo.
  • 1858 – Chemins de fer du Dauphiné railway begins operating.
  • 1859 – 2 November: Grenoble flood.[3]
  • 1864
  • 1886 – Population: 52,484.[11]
  • 1892 – FC Grenoble (football club) formed.
  • 1894 – Tram begins operating.(fr)
  • 1899
    • Grenoble Power and Light Company established.
    • Grenoble-Chapareillan tramway begins operating.

20th century

21st century

See also

other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

References

  1. ↑ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Britannica 1910.
  3. 1 2 3 Albertin 1900.
  4. 1 2 Norberg 1985.
  5. ↑ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
  6. ↑ Jim Parrott (ed.). "Chronology of Scholarly Societies". Scholarly Societies Project. Canada: University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Les collections". Bibliothèques municipales de Grenoble (in French). Ville de Grenoble. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Chambers 1901.
  9. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Grenoble, EHESS (in French).
  10. ↑ United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. US: Government Printing Office.
  11. ↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
  12. ↑ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  13. ↑ "France: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Résultats élections: Grenoble", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022

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