Timeline of Saint-Étienne

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Saint-Étienne, France.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

• 1184 – Church of Notre-Dame de Valbenoîte founded.
• 1310 – Grand'Église de Saint-Étienne (church) construction begins.
• 1790 – Town becomes part of the Rhône-et-Loire department.
• 1793 – Town becomes part of the Loire (department).
• 1800 – Population: 16,259.
• 1816 – École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne (school) established.
• 1828 – Saint-Étienne to Andrézieux Railway begins operating.
• 1830 – Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) completed.
• 1831 – Lyons-St Etienne railway begins operating.
• 1855 – Beaubrun, Montaud, Outre-Furan, and Valbenoîte become part of Saint-Étienne.^(fr)
• 1856 – Loire (department) administration relocated to Saint-Étienne from Montbrison.
• 1861 – Musée d'art et d'industrie de Saint-Étienne opens in the Palais des Arts.[1]
• 1863 – Planfoy becomes part of Saint-Étienne.^(fr)
• 1864 – Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne factory built.
• 1876 – Union des travailleurs de Saint-Étienne (labour union) consumers' co-operative created.
• 1881 – Saint-Étienne tramway begins operating.
• 1884 – Gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux rebuilt.
• 1886 – Population: 117,875.
• 1890 – Lycée Claude-Fauriel (school) built.
• 1898 – Société des Magasins du Casino (shop) in business.
• 1900 – Hôtel de préfecture de la Loire built.

20th century

• 1901 – Automobile Club established.
• 1902 – Saint-Étienne labour council building constructed.
• 1910 – Etoile Théâtre (cinema) opens.
• 1911 – Population: 148,656.
• 1922 – Cinémathèque de Saint-Étienne established.
• 1923 – Saint-Étienne Cathedral built.
• 1926 – Population: 193,737.
• 1930 – Histoire et Patrimoine de Saint-Étienne founded.
• 1933 – Maisons sans escalier (residence) built.
• 1938 – Capitole cinema opens.
• 1942 – Trolleybuses in Saint-Étienne in operation.
• 1952 – SaintéLyon Lyon-St Etienne footrace begins.
• 1962 – Population: 210,311.
• 1968 – Population: 223,223.
• 1969
  • Jean Monnet University established.
  • Saint-Victor-sur-Loire and Terrenoire become part of Saint-Étienne.^(fr)
• 1971 – École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Saint-Étienne (school) established.
• 1973 – Rochetaillée becomes part of Saint-Étienne.^(fr)
• 1977
  • March: Saint-Étienne municipal election, 1977 held.
  • Joseph Sanguedolce becomes mayor.
• 1978 – Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport terminal built.
• 1981 – Radio Dio begins broadcasting.
• 1987 – Modern Art Museum established.
• 1990
  • Massenet Festival begins.
  • Population: 199,396.
• 1993 – Médiathèque Centrale opens in Tarentaize.[2]
• 1995 – Festival des 7 Collines de Saint-Étienne (cultural festival) begins.

21st century

• 2005 – Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Saint-Étienne (music school) active.
• 2011 – Population: 170,049.
• 2014
  • March: Saint-Étienne municipal election, 2014 held.
  • Gaël Perdriau becomes mayor.
• 2015 – December: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional election, 2015 held.
• 2016 – St Etienne becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Images

• Aerial view of St Etienne, 1860
  Aerial view of St Etienne, 1860
• City Hall, built 1821, with addition of dome in 1864
  City Hall, built 1821, with addition of dome in 1864
• Place du Peuple with tram, which began operating in 1881 (photo circa 1912)
  Place du Peuple with tram, which began operating in 1881 (photo circa 1912)
• Médiathèque Centrale, opened in 1993
  Médiathèque Centrale, opened in 1993
• Participants before the start of the SaintéLyon footrace, December 2013
  Participants before the start of the SaintéLyon footrace, December 2013
• Pro-Palestinian rally at City Hall, July 2014
  Pro-Palestinian rally at City Hall, July 2014

See also

• List of mayors of Saint-Étienne
• List of heritage sites in Saint-Étienne

other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

• Timeline of Clermont-Ferrand
• Timeline of Grenoble
• Timeline of Lyon
• Timeline of Vienne

References

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography

in English

• Clement Cruttwell (1793). "S. Etienne-en-Forez". Gazetteer of France. London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson. hdl:2027/njp.32101072026824.
• "St Étienne" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 2–3.
• "St-Etienne", Southern France (6th ed.), Leipzig: Baedeker, 1914, hdl:2027/uc1.31822019077254
• Hugh D. Clout (1972). "Lyons/Saint-Etienne Metropolis". Geography of Post-War France. Elsevier. pp. 98–106. ISBN 978-1-4831-5318-6.

in French

• Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau (1850). "St. Etienne". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in français) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères. p. 462. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700. {{cite book}}: Check |author-link= value (help)
• Association française pour l'avancement des sciences (1897). Saint-Etienne (in français). Société de l'imprimerie Théolier. {{cite book}}: Check |author-link= value (help)
• Archives d'architecture de la Loire; Centre d'études foréziennes (1995). Les Lamaizière: architectes à Saint-Étienne, 1880–1925 (in français). Université de Saint-Etienne. ISBN 978-2-86272-091-3.
• Frédéric Zarch (2000). Catalogue des films projetés à Saint-Étienne avant la première guerre mondiale (in français). Université de Saint-Etienne. ISBN 978-2-86272-182-8.
• Blandine Devun (2005). La vie culturelle à Saint-Etienne pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale, 1939-1944 (in français). Université de Saint-Etienne. ISBN 978-2-86272-366-2.