The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Le Havre, France.

Prior to 20th century

20th century

  • 1904 – Havre-Eclair newspaper begins publication.[2]
  • 1905 – Le Havre sports football club formed.
  • 1906 - Population: 129,403.[1]
  • 1911 – Population: 136,159.[14]
  • 1913 – Société linnéenne de la Seine-Maritime founded.[12]
  • 1919 – The village of Graville-Sainte-Honnorine is annexed by Le Havre.
  • 1928 – Havre escalator begins operating.
  • 1932 – Gare du Havre rebuilt.[15]
  • 1940 – May: Bombing of city by Allied forces begins (→Bombing of France during World War II).
  • 1944 – September: greatest destruction of the city centre and the port during bombings of the British Royal Air Force, more than 5,000 dead (Operation Astonia).
  • 1945 – Rebuilding begins ("75% of Le Havre was leveled in Second World War").[16](fr)
  • 1958 – Le Havre City Hall rebuilt.
  • 1961 – Museum of modern art opens.[9]
  • 1968 – Le Havre presse newspaper in publication.
  • 1971 – André Duroméa becomes mayor.
  • 1974 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Havre established.[17]
  • 1975 – Population: 217,882.[6]
  • 1984 – Le Havre twinned with Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo.[18]
  • 1985 – Le Havre twinned with Dalian, China.[18]
  • 1990 – Population: 195,854.[15]
  • 1995 – Antoine Rufenacht becomes mayor.

21st century

Images

See also

other cities in the Normandy region

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Britannica 1910.
  2. 1 2 3 4 A. de Chambure (1914). A travers la presse (in French). Paris: Fert, Albouy & cie.
  3. Lechevalier 1901.
  4. 1 2 "Culture, sciences, loisirs, célébrations". Chronologies thématiques (in French). Archives Municipales de la ville du Havre. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. A. V. Williams (1913). Development and Growth of City Directories. Cincinnati, USA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Havre, EHESS (in French).
  7. "Histoire de la bibliothèque". Bibliothèques municipales du Havre (in French). Ville du Havre. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. Frère 1860, p. 120.
  9. 1 2 Anton 2013.
  10. 1 2 "France". International Banking Directory. New York: Bankers Publishing Company. 1922. hdl:2027/hvd.hb1sji.
  11. "France". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1882. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590428.
  12. 1 2 "Sociétés savantes de France (Le Havre)" (in French). Paris: Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  13. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081590527.
  14. "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
  15. 1 2 "Chronologie par périodes historiques" (in French). Archives Municipales de la ville du Havre. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  16. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 767, OL 6112221M
  17. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: France". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 "Jumelage et coopération". LeHavre.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  19. "Garden Search: France". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  20. "Résultats élections: Le Havre", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022

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