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Timeline of Brest, France

April 09, 2024

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brest, 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 edit

 
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 [fr] newspaper begins publication.[5]
    • Population: 70,778.[6]
  • 1898 – Brest tramway begins operating.

20th century edit

21st century edit

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

See also edit

other cities in the Brittany region

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ a b c "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.

This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia.

Bibliography edit

in English edit

in French edit

  • Eusèbe Girault de Saint-Fargeau [in French] (1850). "Brest". Guide pittoresque: portatif et complet, du voyageur en France (in French) (3rd ed.). Paris: Firmin Didot frères [fr]. p. 244. hdl:2027/uiug.30112081968700.
  • Joanne, Paul (1890). "Brest". Bretagne. Guides Joanne (in French).
  • "Brest". L'Armorique. À la France: sites et monuments (in French). Paris: Touring-Club de France. 1903. OCLC 457600236.

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Brest 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 Contents 1 Prior to 20th century 2 20th century 3 21st century 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 6 1 in English 6 2 in French 7 External linksPrior to 20th century edit1060s Moat dug around the Chateau de Brest approximate date 1240 Ceded by a count of Leon to John I Duke of Brittany 14th C Tour Tanguy built approximate date 1342 18 August Battle of Brest 1342 1386 Siege of Brest 1386 16th C Chateau de Brest construction concluded 1 1512 10 August Naval Battle of Saint Mathieu occurs offshore 1631 Richelieu constructed a harbour with wooden wharves 1 1680 88 Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban fortified the harbour 1 1694 18 June Battle of Camaret an English squadron under John Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton was miserably defeated 1 1702 St Louis Church Brest fr consecrated 1749 Saint Sauveur Church built in Recouvrance 1751 Brest Prison built 1752 Academie de Marine founded 2 1783 Questel Fort built 1784 Fort Montbarey built 1793 2 January Childers Incident occurs in the Goulet de Brest Population 24 180 1794 French fleet under Villaret de Joyeuse was beaten by the English Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 1805 Prison de Pontaniou fr built 1848 Phare du Petit Minou and Phare du Portzic lighthouses built Lycee de Brest fr school founded 1851 Chamber of Commerce established 3 nbsp Brest in c 17001858 Nantes Brest canal begins operating Societe academique de Brest fr founded 1861 Pont National swing bridge built 1865 Paris Brest railway begins operating 1876 Population 66 828 4 1882 Societe de geographie de Brest founded 2 1886 La Depeche de Brest fr newspaper begins publication 5 Population 70 778 6 1898 Brest tramway begins operating 20th century edit1903 Tramways Electrique du Finistere begins operating 1905 AS Brestoise fr football club formed 1911 Population 90 540 7 1930 Plougastel Bridge built near city 1932 Gare de Brest built 1939 Augustin Morvan Hospital fr built 1940 World War II fr begins Gegen Engeland German language newspaper begins publication 1942 Brest submarine base fr built in the Arsenal 1944 August Battle for Brest begins 9 September Sadi Carnot explosion fr 18 September Germans ousted by Allied forces 8 1947 28 July Ocean Liberty explosion fr Brest trolleybus fr begins operating 1951 Pont de l Harteloire bridge built 1954 Pont de Recouvrance bridge built Societe d etudes de Brest et du Leon fr founded 2 1957 Bibus fr regional transit network created 1958 St Louis Church Brest fr rebuilt 1959 Georges Lombard fr becomes mayor 1970 University of Western Brittany founded 9 1973 Rinkla Stadium built 1974 Urban Community of Brest established 1975 Population 166 826 1976 Dialogues bookshop fr in business 1982 Pierre Maille becomes mayor Brest becomes part of the Brittany administrative region 1986 Brest European Short Film Festival begins 1997 Socialist Party national congress held in Brest 21st century edit2001 Francois Cuillandre fr becomes mayor 2012 Brest tramway begins operating Population 141 315 2014 Brest Arena built 2016 Brest aerial tram fr begins operating 2017 Les Ateliers des Capucins fr a mall and cultural venue opens See also editBrest history History of Brest France fr List of mayors of Brest France fr Timeline of Brittany fr other cities in the Brittany regionTimeline of Rennes Timeline of Vannes fr References edit a b c d Britannica 1910 a b c Societes savantes de France Brest in French Paris Comite des travaux historiques et scientifiques Retrieved 30 December 2015 United States Department of Commerce Archibald J Wolfe 1915 List of Chambers Commercial Organizations in France USA Government Printing Office France Statesman s Year Book London Macmillan and Co 1882 hdl 2027 nyp 33433081590428 A de Chambure 1914 A travers la presse in French Paris Fert Albouy amp cie France Area and Population Principal Towns Statesman s Year Book London Macmillan and Co 1890 hdl 2027 nyp 33433081590527 France Area and Population Principal Towns Statesman s Year Book London Macmillan and Co 1921 hdl 2027 njp 32101072368440 Brest Encyclopedie Larousse in French Editions Larousse Retrieved 30 December 2015 Walter Ruegg 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 This article incorporates information from the French Wikipedia Bibliography editin English edit Brest Handbook for Travellers in France London John Murray 1861 C B Black 1876 Brest Guide to the North of France Edinburgh Adam and Charles Black Brest Northern France Leipsic Karl Baedeker 1899 OCLC 2229516 Brest Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 4 11th ed 1910 p 500 Benjamin Vincent 1910 Brest Haydn s Dictionary of Dates 25th ed London Ward Lock amp Co hdl 2027 loc ark 13960 t89g6g776in French edit Eusebe Girault de Saint Fargeau in French 1850 Brest Guide pittoresque portatif et complet du voyageur en France in French 3rd ed Paris Firmin Didot freres fr p 244 hdl 2027 uiug 30112081968700 Joanne Paul 1890 Brest Bretagne Guides Joanne in French Brest L Armorique A la France sites et monuments in French Paris Touring Club de France 1903 OCLC 457600236 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to History of Brest France Items related to Brest various dates via Europeana Items related to Brest various dates via Digital Public Library of America Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Timeline of Brest France amp oldid 1090878275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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