Timeline of Poitiers

• 1st C. CE – Roman baths built.^[1]
• 2nd C. CE – Roman Poitiers Amphitheatre [fr] built.^[2]
• 2nd–3rd C. – Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers established.^[3]
• 4th C. CE – Baptistère Saint-Jean and Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand (church) built.^[1]
• 350-367 - Hilary of Poitiers first bishop of Poitiers.^[1]
• 418 – Region of southwest Gaul ceded to Visigoths per treaty.^[1]
• 507 – Battle of Vouillé fought near Poitiers; Franks win.^[1]
• 552 – Holy Cross Abbey (Poitiers) founded.
• 732 – 10 October: Battle of Tours fought near Poitiers; Frankish forces defeat Mohammedans.^[1]
• 10th C. – Église Saint-Hilaire le Grand rebuilding begins.^[1]
• 955 – Siege of Poitiers (955) [fr].
• 11th C. – Église Notre-Dame la Grande, Poitiers (church) rebuilt.^[1]
• 1018 – Palace of Poitiers destroyed by fire.
• 1096 – Saint-Jean de Montierneuf Abbey built.^[1]
• 1099 – Church of Sainte-Radegonde (Poitiers) dedicated.^[1][4]
• 1122-1204 - Eleanor of Aquitaine was born, lived and died in Poitiers.^[1]
• 1162 – Poitiers Cathedral construction begins.^[1]
• 1199 – "Communal rights" granted to Poitiers.^[1]
• 1356 – 19 September: Battle of Poitiers fought during the Hundred Years' War; English forces defeat French.^[1]
• 1373 - Bertrand du Guesclin in power.^[1]
• 1431 – University of Poitiers founded.
• 1432 - Charles VII of France proclaimed king.^[1]
• 1569 – City (unsuccessfully) besieged by Gaspard II de Coligny during the French Wars of Religion.^[1]
• 1570s – Des Roches literary salon established.^[5]
• 1770 – Blossac Park created, an historic private garden.
• 1778 – Pont Neuf (Poitiers) [fr] (bridge) built over the Clain river.
• 1790 – Poitiers becomes part of the Vienne souveraineté.^[6]
• 1793 – Population: 18,284.^[6]
• 1801 – Canton de Poitiers-Sud [fr] and Canton de Poitiers-Nord [fr] created.^[6]
• 1817 – Société d'agriculture, belles-lettres et arts de Poitiers founded.^[7][1]
• 1834 – Société des antiquaires de l'Ouest [fr] founded.^[7]
• 1851
  • Courrier de la Vienne newspaper begins publication.^[8]
  • Poitiers station opened.
• 1863 – L'Echo du Poitou newspaper in publication.^[8]
• 1875 – Hôtel de ville de Poitiers [fr] (city hall) built.^[9]
• 1895 – Horse-drawn Poitiers tram [fr] begins operating.
• 1898 – Société de géographie de Poitiers founded.^[7]

• 1906 - Population: 31,532.^[1]
• 1911 – Population: 41,242.^[10]
• 1921 – Poitiers FC (football club) formed.
• 1922 – Bitard student group formed.
• 1944 – June: Bombing by Allied forces during World War II.^[11](fr)
• 1954 – Poitiers Municipal Theatre [fr] built on the Place du Maréchal-Leclerc [fr].
• 1958 – Regional Centre Presse (Vienne) [fr] newspaper begins publication.
• 1973 – Cantons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 created.^[6]
• 1974 – Musée Sainte-Croix (museum) built.^[12]
• 1977 – Jacques Santrot [fr] becomes mayor.
• 1982
  • Cantons 6 [fr] and 7 [fr] created.^[6]
  • Orchestre Poitou-Charentes [fr] formed.
• 1984 – University's École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Poitiers established.
• 1987 – Futuroscope theme park opens near Poitiers.^[4]
• 1989 – Stade de la Pépinière (stadium) opens.
• 1990 – 1990 Tour de France bicycle race departs from Futuroscope.
• 1999 – Agglomeration community Grand Poitiers [fr] (regional government) created.

• 2004
  • Autobus de Poitiers [fr] begins operating.
  • Marathon Poitiers-Futuroscope [fr] begins.
• 2008
  • Théâtre Auditorium de Poitiers [fr] opens.
  • Alain Claeys becomes mayor.
  • Poitiers grand mosque [fr] construction begins.^(en)
  • University's Festival du film environnemental de Poitiers [fr] begins.
• 2013 – Population: 87,427 city; 138,923 agglomeration.
• 2014 – March: Municipal election held.^(fr)
• 2015 – May: Socialist Party (France) national congress [fr] held in Poitiers.
• 2016 – Poitiers becomes part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

• History of Poitiers [fr]
• List of mayors of Poitiers [fr]
• List of bishops of Poitiers
• List of counts of Poitiers
• List of heritage sites in Poitiers [fr]
• History of Vienne [fr] department

Other cities in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:

• Timeline of Bordeaux
• Timeline of Limoges
• Timeline of La Rochelle

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poitiers.

• "L'agglomération de Poitiers". Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel [fr] (Inventory of Cultural Heritage) (in French). Poitiers: Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Items related to Poitiers, various dates (via Europeana)
• Items related to Poitiers, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)