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]

See also

• Perpignan history (fr)
• History of Pyrénées-Orientales [fr] department

Other cities in the Occitanie region:

• Timeline of Montpellier
• Timeline of Nimes
• Timeline of Toulouse

References

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

Bibliography

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Perpignan.

• 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).