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

Before the 17th century

990s–1110s CE – Seat of Count of Roussillon relocated to Perpignan from Ruscino [fr].
1172 – Power passes from Counts of Roussillon to the Crown of Aragon.^[1]
1276 – Perpignan becomes capital of the Kingdom of Majorca.^[2]
1309 – Palace of the Kings of Majorca built.
1318 – Hôtel de Ville completed.^[3]
1324 – Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist construction begins.^[1]
1349 – University of Perpignan established by Kings of Aragon.^[1]
1360 – Public clock installed (approximate date).^[4]
1388 - Consulate of the Sea established.^[5]
1475 - French take power.^[1]
1500 - Printing press in use.^[6]
1509 - Perpignan Cathedral completed.^[1]
1542 - Siege of Perpignan (1542) by forces of Francis I of France.^[1]

17th–19th centuries

1601 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Perpignan-Elne established.^[7]
1642 – Siege of Perpignan (1642); French win.^[1]
1659 – City becomes part of France per Treaty of the Pyrenees.^[1]
1790 – Perpignan becomes part of the Pyrénées-Orientales souveraineté.^[8]
1793
- 17 July: Battle of Perpignan (1793).
- Population: 9,134.^[8]
1804 – Municipal library active.^[9]^[10]
1819 – Journal de Perpignan et des Pyrénées-Orientales newspaper in publication.^[11]
1833 – Musée de Perpignan [fr] (museum) established.^[12]
1840 – Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Perpignan (museum) established.^[13]^[14]
1846 – L'Indépendant newspaper begins publication.^[11]
1870 – Le Roussillon newspaper begins publication.^[11]
1872 – Hôtel Pams (house) built.
1900 – Tramway de Perpignan [fr] begins operating.

20th century

1911
- Cinéma Le Castillet [fr] opens.
- Population: 39,510.^[15]
1921 – Population: 53,742.^[8]
1923 – Aérodrome de la Llabanère begins operating.
1934 – Canet Roussillon FC (football club) formed.
1940 – Stade Aimé Giral (stadium) opens.
1946 – Roussillon Grand Prix motor race begins.
1952 – Trolleybus de Perpignan [fr] begins operating.
1962 – Stade Gilbert Brutus (stadium) opens.
1964 – Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport terminal rebuilt.
1968 – Population: 102,191.^[8]
1982 – Association archéologique des Pyrénées-Orientales headquartered in Perpignan.^[16]^(fr)
1996 – La Semaine du Roussillon newspaper begins publication.

21st century

2004 – Compagnie de transports Perpignan Méditerranée [fr] (transit entity) active.
2006 – Population: 114,000.^[8]
2013 – Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line begins operating.
2014 – March: Perpignan municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
2020 – June: the first time that the Marine Le Pen's party has won a city of more than 100,000 people. Louis Aliot becomes Mayor.^[17]^[18]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Britannica 1910.
^ "Perpignan". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ "L'Hôtel de Ville". Mairie Perpignan. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.
^ Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680
^ F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Perpignan, EHESS (in French).
^ "Les bibliothèques: Médiathèque centrale". Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2016.
^ Pierre Vidal (1897). Catalogue des incunables de la Bibliothèque publique de la ville de Perpignan (in French). Paris: H. Welter.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Villes, villages: Perpignan". Presse locale ancienne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ Joseph Crouchandeu (1884). Catalogue raisonné des objets d'art et d'archéologie du Musée de Perpignan (in French). Pergignan: L'Eclaireur des Pyrénées-Orientales.
^ "Culture: Musées". Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2016.
^ Robert Bourgat (1995), "Perpignan Museum", Journal of the History of Collections, vol. 7, Oxford University Press, ISSN 0954-6650
^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
^ "Sociétés savantes de France (Perpignan)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
^ "Far-right to win southern French town of Perpignan: Exit poll". Reuters. 28 June 2020.
^ "France's Greens make gains, Macron loses ground in low-turnout local elections". 28 June 2020.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Abraham Rees (1819), "Perpignan", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Champagnac [in French] (1839). "Perpignan". Manuel des dates, en forme de dictionnaire (in French). Perisse frères.
Bouillet, Marie Nicolas (1842). "Perpignan". Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French).
Pierre Vidal (1897). Histoire de la ville de Perpignan depuis les origines jusqu'au Traité des Pyrénées (in French). Paris: H. Welter.
"Perpignan", Jewish Encyclopedia, vol. 9, New York, 1905{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Perpignan" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 182–183.
"Perpignan". Pyrénées. Guides Joanne (in French). Paris. 1912. hdl:2027/njp.32101007980228. + 1858 ed.
"Perpignan", Southern France (6th ed.), Leipzig: Baedeker, 1914, hdl:2027/uc1.31822019077254
Daniel C. Haskell, ed. (1922), "Provencal literature and language, including the local history of southern France", Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol. 26, hdl:2027/mdp.39015035117657, Local history: Perpignan

External links

Archives de la ville de Perpignan, Achat de livres (in French) (bibliography)
Items related to Perpignan, various dates (via Europeana).
Items related to Perpignan, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Britannica 1910.

[Larousse-2] "Perpignan". Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Éditions Larousse. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[3] "L'Hôtel de Ville". Mairie Perpignan. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

[Rossum1996-4] Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [in German] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4.

[5] Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. (2013) [2005], "Merchant Guilds", in Cynthia Clark Northrup (ed.), Encyclopedia of World Trade, Routledge, ISBN 9780765682680

[Norton2010-6] F. J. Norton (1966). Printing in Spain 1501-1520. Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-521-13118-6.

[katolsk-7] "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[Cassini-8] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Perpignan, EHESS (in French).

[libraries-9] "Les bibliothèques: Médiathèque centrale". Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[10] Pierre Vidal (1897). Catalogue des incunables de la Bibliothèque publique de la ville de Perpignan (in French). Paris: H. Welter.

[PresseLocal-11] "Villes, villages: Perpignan". Presse locale ancienne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[12] Joseph Crouchandeu (1884). Catalogue raisonné des objets d'art et d'archéologie du Musée de Perpignan (in French). Pergignan: L'Eclaireur des Pyrénées-Orientales.

[museums-13] "Culture: Musées". Perpignan: le site officiel de la mairie (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[14] Robert Bourgat (1995), "Perpignan Museum", Journal of the History of Collections, vol. 7, Oxford University Press, ISSN 0954-6650

[15] "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.

[savantes-16] "Sociétés savantes de France (Perpignan)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[17] "Far-right to win southern French town of Perpignan: Exit poll". Reuters. 28 June 2020.

[18] "France's Greens make gains, Macron loses ground in low-turnout local elections". 28 June 2020.

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Timeline of Perpignan

Before the 17th century

17th–19th centuries

20th century

21st century

See also

References

Bibliography

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