title: Timeline of Amiens
text: # Timeline of Amiens
  
  The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Amiens, France.
  
  ## Prior to 20th century
  
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  * 3rd century – Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens established.
  * 1117 – Charter of commune granted to Amiens by the bishop.
  * 1185 – Amiens becomes part of the crown lands of France per Treaty of Boves [fr].
  * 1220 – Amiens Cathedral construction begins.
  * 1390 – Public clock installed (approximate date).
  * 1435 - Philip the Good of Burgundy in power per Congress of Arras.
  * 1477 - Amiens again becomes part of the crown lands of France.
  * 1496 – Amiens customary laws codified.
  * 1550 – Town Hall construction begins.
  * 1597 – Siege of Amiens (1597).
  * 1750 – Amiens Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts [fr] founded.
  * 1751 – Jardin des Plantes, Amiens [fr] (garden) created.
  * 1761 – Amiens Chamber of Commerce [fr] established.
  * 1790 – Amiens becomes part of the Somme souveraineté.
  * 1791 – Amiens Public Library [fr] founded.
  * 1796 – Archives départementales de la Somme [fr] established in the Hôtel des Feuillants.
  * 1800 – Population: 41,279.
  * 1802
     * 25 March: International peace treaty signed in Amiens.
     * Picardy Museum founded.
  * 1817 – Madeleine Cemetery, Amiens [fr] established.
  * 1837 – Antiquarian Society [fr] established.
  * 1848 – Longueau–Boulogne railway begins operating.
  * 1849 – Statue of Du Cange erected in the Square Saint-Denis d'Amiens [fr].
  * 1863 – Saint-Acheul cemetery [fr] established.
  * 1865 – Linnean Society of North-Picardy [fr] active.
  * 1870 – November: Battle of Amiens (1870); Prussians in power.
  * 1886 – Population: 80,288.
  * 1889 – Cirque Jules-Verne [fr] (assembly hall) opens.
  * 1891 – Amiens tramway [fr] begins operating.
  
  ## 20th century
  
  * 1901 – Amiens Sporting Club formed.
  * 1902 – Devred [fr] shop in business.
  * 1911 – Population: 93,207.
  * 1913 – French Grand Prix automotive race held in Amiens.
  * 1914 – City "taken and lost by Germans."
  * 1918 – August: Battle of Amiens (1918) fought near city.
  * 1940 – May–June: Battle of Amiens (1940) [fr].
  * 1944 – Le Courrier picard newspaper begins publication.
  * 1946 - Amiens trolleybus [fr] begins operating.
  * 1952 - Amiens Zoo [fr] established.
  * 1954 – Tour Perret (Amiens) hi-rise built.
  * 1958 – Gare d'Amiens rebuilt.
  * 1960 – Amiens twinned with Dortmund, Germany.
  * 1962 – Population: 105,433.
  * 1966 – Maison de la culture d'Amiens [fr] inaugurated.
  * 1970 – University of Picardie Jules Verne established.
  * 1971 - Amiens twinned with Görlitz, Germany.
  * 1973 - Amiens twinned with Darlington, United Kingdom.
  * 1981 – Amiens Conservatory [fr] active.
  * 1999
     * Stade de la Licorne (stadium) opens.
     * Fakir [fr] newspaper begins publication.
     * Population: 135,501.
  * 2000 – Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole created.
  
  ## 21st century
  
  * 2006 – Amiens twinned with Tulsa, USA.
  * 2011 – Population: 133,327.
  * 2012 – August: Youth unrest.
  * 2014
     * January: Labour unrest at Goodyear factory.
     * March: Amiens municipal election, 2014 [fr] held.
     * Brigitte Fouré becomes mayor.
  * 2015 – December: 2015 Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie regional election held.
  * 2016 – Amiens becomes part of the Hauts-de-France region.
  