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

Prior to 20th century

20th century

  • 1901 – Automobile Club established.[5]
  • 1902 – Saint-Étienne labour council building constructed.
  • 1910 – Etoile Théâtre (cinema) opens.[7]
  • 1911 – Population: 148,656.[8]
  • 1922 – Cinémathèque de Saint-Étienne established.[9]
  • 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.[7][10]
  • 1942 – Trolleybuses in Saint-Étienne in operation.
  • 1952 – SaintéLyon Lyon-St Etienne footrace begins.
  • 1962 – Population: 210,311.
  • 1968 – Population: 223,223.
  • 1969
  • 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
  • 1993 – Médiathèque Centrale opens in Tarentaize.[11]
  • 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.[12]
  • 2016 – St Etienne becomes part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

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See also

  • List of mayors of Saint-Étienne
  • List of heritage sites in Saint-Étienne
other cities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

References

  1. 1 2 3 Britannica 1910.
  2. J. Corréard (1908). Les sociétés coopératives de consommation en France et à l'étranger (in French). Paris: P. Lethielleux.
  3. Association française pour l'avancement des sciences 1897.
  4. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
  5. 1 2 Archives d'architecture de la Loire 1995.
  6. Baedeker 1914.
  7. 1 2 "Cinémas". Histoire(s) stéphanoise(s) (in French). Archives municipales de la ville de Saint-Étienne. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  9. "Cinémathèque: Histoire". Médiathèques Municipales de Saint-Etienne (in French). Ville de Saint-Etienne. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. Devun 2005.
  11. "Médiathèques et bibliobus", Le Progrès (in French), November 2015
  12. "Résultats élections: Saint-Etienne", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022

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