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The following is a timeline of the
history of the city of
Le Mans , France.
Prior to 18th century
18th–19th centuries
20th century
1906
1908 – August:
Wright brothers demonstrate flying machine.
[13]
1911 – Population: 69,361.
[14]
1923– First edition of the
24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.
[15]
1936 – Population: 84,525.
[7]
1940 – 19 June: German forces take city, during the
Battle of France .
1944
1946 – Population: 100,455.
[7]
1947 –
Jean-Yves Chapalain [
fr ] becomes mayor.
[16]
1965 –
Jacques Maury [
fr ] becomes mayor.
[16]
1967
1974 – Le Mans twinned with
Bolton , England, United Kingdom.
[17]
1977
1981 – Le Mans twinned with
Rostov-on-Don , Russia.
[17]
1982
1983 – Le Mans twinned with
Volos , Greece.
[17]
1985
Le Mans FC founded.
1988 –
Médiathèque Louis-Aragon du Mans [
fr ] opens in the
Quartier des Halles (Le Mans) [
fr ] .
1989 –
Palais des congrès et de la culture du Mans [
fr ] opens.[
citation needed ]
1990 – Le Mans twinned with
Suzuka , Japan.
[17]
1995 –
Antarès arena and
Musée Vert [
fr ] (museum)
[18] open.
1999 – Population: 146,105.
[7]
21st century
See also
other cities in the Pays de la Loire region
References
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^ Damien Castel and Monique Chatenet (2008).
"Jacques Androuet du Cerceau et l'hôtel de Vignolles du Mans" . Bulletin Monumental (in French) (166–2).
Société française d'archéologie [
fr ] – via
Persée (web portal) .
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g Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :
Commune data sheet Le Mans ,
EHESS (in French) .
^
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^ United States Department of Commerce; Archibald J. Wolfe (1915).
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^ "France". International Banking Directory . New York: Bankers Publishing Company. 1922.
hdl :
2027/hvd.hb1sji .
^
"Sociétés savantes de France (Le Mans)" (in French). Paris:
Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques . Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
^
"Société philotechnique. Maine" .
Data.bnf.fr .
Bibliothèque nationale de France . Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
^
"French impressed by Wright brothers' flying machine" , The Guardian , 14 August 1908
^ "France: Area and Population: Principal Towns".
Statesman's Year-Book . London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
hdl :
2027/njp.32101072368440 .
^
"The Legend | The official website of 24 Heures du Mans" . www.24h-lemans.com . Retrieved 13 December 2015 .
^
a
b
c
d
"Le maire: La chronologie" . LeMans.fr (in French). Ville du Mans et Le Mans Métropole. Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
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b
c
d
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f
"Les jumelages" . LeMans.fr (in French). Ville du Mans et Le Mans Métropole. Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
^
"(Le Mans)" .
Muséofile [
fr ] : Répertoire des musées français (in French).
Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication . Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
^
"L'année culturelle" . LeMans.fr (in French). Ville du Mans et Le Mans Métropole. Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
^
"Le Mans" . Encyclopédie Larousse (in French).
Éditions Larousse . Retrieved 30 December 2015 .
^
"Ancient temple complex discovered near Le Mans" , The Guardian , 17 August 2010
^
"Résultats élections: Le Mans" , Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022
This article incorporates information from the
French Wikipedia .
Bibliography
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