title: Timeline of Montpellier
text: # Timeline of Montpellier
  
  The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Montpellier, France.
  
  ## Prior to 19th century
  
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  * 737 - Charles Martel destroyed Maguelonne.
  * 986 - Lords of Montpellier begin with William I of Montpellier
  * 10th C. Town consisted of two portions, Montpellier and Montpelliéret.
  * 1160 - Law school active.
  * 1204 - Grande Charte de Montpellier [fr] issued.
  * 1220 - University of Montpellier established.
  * 1293 - Philip IV of France buys part of Montpellieret
  * 1349 - Philip VI of France buys other part of Montpellieret.
  * 1364 - Monastery of Saint-Benoît founded.
  * 1394 - Jews expelled.
  * 1536 - Catholic Diocese of Maguelonne renamed Diocese of Montpellier & Montpellier Cathedral status elevated.
  * 1567 - Montpellier taken by Protestants.
  * 1593 - Jardin des plantes de Montpellier (historic botanical garden and arboretum) established.
  * 1622 - Siege of Montpellier.
  * 1624 - Citadel of Montpellier built.
  * 1628 - City walls demolished.
  * 1641 - Sainte-Ursule convent founded.
  * 1693 - Porte du Peyrou built.
  * 1704 - Montpellier Chamber of Commerce [fr] founded.
  * 1706 - Société royale des sciences de Montpellier [fr] established.
  * 1755 - Place de la Comédie first mentioned.
  * 1766 - Birth of François-Xavier Fabre, painter.
  * 1789 - Population: 29,500.
  * 1790 - Montpellier becomes part of the Hérault souveraineté.
  * 1793 - Population: 32,897.
  
  ## 19th century
  
  * 1801 - Canton de Montpellier-1 [fr], Canton de Montpellier-2 [fr], and Canton de Montpellier-3 [fr] created.
  * 1816 - City hall moves to the Hôtel de Belleval [fr]
  * 1819 - Bibliothèque Montpellier opens.
  * 1825 - Musée Fabre opens.
  * 1829 - Louis XVI statue erected in the Place du Marché-aux-Fleurs [fr].
  * 1833 - Société Archéologique de Montpellier founded.
  * 1837 - Grisettes de Montpellier [fr] confectionery in production.
  * 1845 - Gare de Montpellier-Saint-Roch opens.
  * 1861 - Population: 51,865.
  * 1876 - Petit Méridional newspaper begins publication.
  * 1886 - Archives of the City of Montpellier moves to the Tour des Pins (Montpellier) [fr].
  * 1888 - Opéra Comédie (opera hall) (fr) opens.
  * 1891 - Pavillon populaire [fr] built.
  * 1896 - Population: 73,950.
  
  ## 20th century
  
  * 1911 - Population: 80,230.
  * 1923 - Parc des Sports de l'avenue Pont Juvénal opens.
  * 1928 - Yves-du-Manoir Stadium opens.
  * 1930 - Sabathé Stadium opens.
  * 1946 - Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport opens.
  * 1954 - Population: 97,501.
  * 1962 - Population: 118,864.
  * 1965 - Montpellier District [fr] created.
  * 1967 - Richter Stadium opens.
  * 1968 - Population: 161,910.
  * 1973 - Canton de Montpellier-4 [fr], Canton de Montpellier-5 [fr], Canton de Montpellier-6 [fr], Canton de Montpellier-7 [fr], Canton de Montpellier-8 [fr], and Canton de Montpellier-9 [fr] created.
  * 1975 - Population: 191,354.
  * 1977 - Georges Frêche becomes mayor.
  * 1981 - Festival Montpellier Danse [fr] begins.
  * 1982 - Bulletin historique de la Ville de Montpellier in publication.
  * 1985
     * Canton de Montpellier-10 [fr] created.
     * Music Festival de Radio France et Montpellier begins.
  * 1986 - Montpellier Hérault Rugby founded.
  * 1988 - Languedoc-Roussillon regional council [fr] headquartered in the Hôtel de Région in Montpellier.
  * 1999 - Population: 225,392.
  * 2000 - Montpellier tramway begins operating.
  
  ## 21st century
  
  * 2001 - Montpellier Agglomération and Orchestre national de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon established.
  * 2004 - Hélène Mandroux becomes mayor.
  * 2007
     * Vélomagg bikeshare (fr) begins operating.
     * La Serre Amazonienne (greenhouse) opens.
  * 2009 - En Traits Libres art space opens.
  * 2010 - Agora dance center established.
  * 2011
     * Montpellier city hall [fr] built.
     * Population: 264,538.
  * 2013 - 29 May: First official same-sex marriage in France takes place.
  * 2014
     * March: Montpellier municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
     * Philippe Saurel becomes mayor.
  * 2015
     * December: Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées regional election, 2015 [fr] held.
     * Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole created.
  * 2016 - Montpellier becomes part of the Occitanie region.
  