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Timeline of Avignon

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Avignon in southern France.

The historic centre with the Palais des Papes
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 14th century

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14th century

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15th century

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16th century

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17th century

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  • 1662–1663 - Opening of three city gates that had been walled up during the Wars of Religion. The gates were: Porte de la Ligne, Porte de l'Oulle and the Porte Saint-Roch.[37]
  • 1662–1664 - Annexation of Avignon by Louis XIV of France.[38]
  • 1669 - Pont Saint-Bénézet abandoned.[39]
  • 1688–1689 - Annexation of Avignon by Louis XIV of France.[38][40]

18th century

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19th century

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  • 1800 - Population: 21,412.[47]
  • 1801
  • 1802 - Chamber of Commerce established.[53]
  • 1811 - Calvet Museum established.[54]
  • 1815 - Guillaume Brune assassinated.[55]
  • 1819 - Construction completed of a wooden bridge across the Rhône.[56]
  • 1822 - Cimetière Saint-Véran (cemetery) established.[57]
  • 1823 - Demolition of the 10th century Benedictine Convent of Saint-Laurent to make way for a new theatre and to enlarge the Place de l'Horlorge. The convent had been unoccupied since the revolution.[58]
  • 1825 - Théâtre Municipal opens on the Place de l'Horloge.[59]
  • 1828 - L'Écho de Vaucluse begins publication.[60]
  • 1840 - Severe flooding in the town.[61][62]
  • 1843 - Suspension bridge opens linking Avignon to the Île de la Barthelasse.[56]
  • 1844–1845 - Demolition of the 14th century cardinal's palace, la livrée d'Albano, except for the Jacquemart tower, to make way for the construction of a new Hôtel de Ville.[63]
  • 1847 - Théâtre Municipal/Opéra d'Avignon rebuilt.[64]
  • 1849
    • Railway line linking Avignon with Marseille opened.[65]
    • Société d'agriculture founded.[66]
  • 1852 - Final demolition of the Dominican monastery north of the rue d'Annanelle (Le couvent des Dominicains or des Frères prêcheurs) with its large 14th century church. The monastery had been established in 1220 but had been converted into a foundry during the Revolution.[67]
  • 1854
  • 1856 - Severe flooding in the town and the collapse of a section of the city walls.[71][72]
  • 1856 - Hôtel de Ville completed.[73]
  • 1860 - Gare d'Avignon-Centre (train station) built.
  • 1870 - Morières-lès-Avignon splits from Avignon to form its own commune.[47]
  • 1881 - Le Radical de Vaucluse newspaper begins publication.[60]
  • 1896 - Demolition of the 14th century city gate, La Porte Limbert.[74][75]
  • 1899

20th century

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21st century

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ Bachrach, Bernard S. (1972). Merovingian Military Organization, 481-751. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 9–10. ISBN 9780816657001.
  3. ^ a b Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 117.
  4. ^ a b Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 118.
  5. ^ Overall 1870.
  6. ^ a b Girard 1958, p. 20.
  7. ^ Vincent 1910, p. 112.
  8. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 24–25.
  9. ^ Girard 1958, p. 25.
  10. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 26–28.
  11. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 32–33.
  12. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 33.
  13. ^ Aliquot et al. 1988, p. 14.
  14. ^ Girard 1958, p. 34.
  15. ^ Girard 1958, p. 65.
  16. ^ Girard 1958, p. 37.
  17. ^ Girard 1958, p. 39.
  18. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 96–97.
  19. ^ a b Girard 1958, p. 41.
  20. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 260–262.
  21. ^ Girard 1958, p. 40.
  22. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 42, 341.
  23. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 263–264.
  24. ^ Aliquot et al. 1988, p. 15.
  25. ^ Girard 1958, p. 341.
  26. ^ a b Girard 1958, p. 45.
  27. ^ Girard 1958, p. 47.
  28. ^ Girard 1958, p. 48.
  29. ^ a b Girard 1958, p. 71.
  30. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 335.
  31. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 342–343.
  32. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 322.
  33. ^ Girard 1958, p. 75.
  34. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 344.
  35. ^ Girard 1958, p. 193.
  36. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 347.
  37. ^ a b Clap & Huet 2005, p. 30.
  38. ^ a b Girard 1958, p. 82.
  39. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 368.
  40. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 414–415.
  41. ^ Girard 1958, p. 349.
  42. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 453.
  43. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 82–83.
  44. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 469–472.
  45. ^ a b Girard 1958, p. 88.
  46. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 494–498.
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  50. ^ Girard 1958, p. 89.
  51. ^ a b "Sociétés savantes de France (Avignon)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  52. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 514.
  53. ^ United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915). "List of Chambers". Commercial Organizations in France. USA: Government Printing Office.
  54. ^ "(Avignon)". Muséofile: Répertoire des musées français (in French). Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  55. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 525–526.
  56. ^ a b Girard 1958, p. 354.
  57. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 564.
  58. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 92, 177, 179.
  59. ^ Girard 1958, p. 179.
  60. ^ a b "Villes, villages: Avignon". Presse locale ancienne (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  61. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 348–349.
  62. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 560–561.
  63. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 177–180.
  64. ^ Girard 1958, p. 180.
  65. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 554.
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  67. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 218–219.
  68. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 555.
  69. ^ Girard 1958, p. 187.
  70. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 561–563.
  71. ^ Girard 1958, pp. 348–348.
  72. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 561.
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  74. ^ Girard 1958, p. 346.
  75. ^ Clap & Huet 2005, p. 117.
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  77. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 660.
  78. ^ Pardé 1936.
  79. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 605.
  80. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, p. 640.
  81. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 640–641.
  82. ^ Gagnière et al. 1979, pp. 683–684.
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