The following is a timeline of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

of the city of

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

Prior to 18th century

* 106 BCE - Romans in power. * 3rd C. CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Toulouse established. * 250 - Martyrdom of Saint Saturnin, first bishop of Toulouse. * 413 - Toulouse taken by forces of Visigoth Ataulf. * 419 -

Wallia Wallia or Walha ( Spanish: ''Walia'', Portuguese ''Vália''), ( 385 – 418) was king of the Visigoths from 415 to 418, earning a reputation as a great warrior and prudent ruler. He was elected to the throne after Athaulf and then Sigeric were ...

makes Toulouse the capital of the

Visigothic The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is kno ...

Kingdom. * 439 -

Battle of Toulouse (439) The Battle of Toulouse was fought between the Visigoths and the Western Roman Empire in 439. Having previously defeated the Visigoths at Narbonne, the Roman general Litorius led his largely Hunnic army against Toulouse, the capital of the Visig ...

* 458 -

Battle of Toulouse (458) The Battle of Toulouse was fought between the Visigoths and the Western Roman Empire in 458. The battle was part of a great mid-winter expedition made across the alps by Emperor Majorian, taking a large army from Italy into Gaul with the goal of ...

* 508 - Clovis I in power. * 631 - Toulouse becomes capital of the

Duchy of Aquitaine The Duchy of Aquitaine ( oc, Ducat d'Aquitània, ; french: Duché d'Aquitaine, ) was a historical fiefdom in western, central, and southern areas of present-day France to the south of the river Loire, although its extent, as well as its name, fluc ...

. * 715-720 - Besieged by the

Saracen upright 1.5, Late 15th-century German woodcut depicting Saracens Saracen ( ) was a term used in the early centuries, both in Greek and Latin writings, to refer to the people who lived in and near what was designated by the Romans as Arabia Pe ...

s. * 721 -

Battle of Toulouse (721) The Battle of Toulouse (721) was a victory of an Aquitanian Christian army led by Duke Odo of Aquitaine over an Umayyad Muslim army besieging the city of Toulouse, and led by the governor of Al-Andalus, Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani. The vi ...

. * 767 -

Siege of Toulouse (767) The siege of Toulouse was a Frankish siege of the Aquitanian fortified town of Toulouse in the winter of 767 during the Aquitanian War. The Frankish army under King Pepin the Short conquered the town and accepted the surrender of nearby Albi and ...

* 778 ** Torson becomes count of

. ** Toulouse becomes capital of the County of Toulouse. * 780/781 -

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first ...

appoints his little son

Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqui ...

king of Aquitaine, with Toulouse for his chief city. * Late 9th C -

Counts of Toulouse The count of Toulouse ( oc, comte de Tolosa, french: comte de Toulouse) was the ruler of Toulouse during the 8th to 13th centuries. Originating as vassals of the Frankish kings, the hereditary counts ruled the city of Toulouse and its surroundin ...

in power. * 844 -

Battle of Toulouse (844) The Battle of Toulouse in 844 was part of the campaign by Charles the Bald in Aquitaine to force the submission of Pepin II of Aquitaine, the rebellious son of Pepin, the half-brother of Charles. The historical context of this battle is the three- ...

* 850 - Troubadours active (approximate date). * 1060 - Basilica of St. Sernin construction begins. * 1180 - opens (approximate date). * 1215 - Saint Dominic creates a community of friars in Toulouse, approved by the pope in 1216 which gives it the name of

Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

. * 1218 -

Siege of Toulouse (1217–18) There have been several sieges known as the Siege of Toulouse, among them: * Siege of Toulouse (721) *Siege of Toulouse (767) The siege of Toulouse was a Frankish siege of the Aquitanian fortified town of Toulouse in the winter of 767 during the ...

. * 1219 - . * 1229 **

University of Toulouse The University of Toulouse (french: Université de Toulouse) was a university in the French city of Toulouse that was established by papal bull in 1229, making it one of the earliest universities to emerge in Europe. Suppressed during the Frenc ...

established. ** Inquisition begins. * 1286 - Augustinian convent (Toulouse) founded. * 1295 - Creation of the

Handwritten Annals of the City of Toulouse The Handwritten Annals of the City of Toulouse were held from 1295 to 1787. They consist of a collection of books on which were recorded each year the administrative acts as well as the rights and privileges of the capitouls, the municipal cons ...

. * 1302 - Parliament established. * 1323 -

Consistori del Gay Saber The Consistori del Gay Saber (; "Consistory of the Gay Science") was a poetic academy founded at Toulouse in 1323 to revive and perpetuate the lyric poetry of the troubadours. Also known as the Acadèmia dels Jòcs Florals or Académie des Jeu ...

founded. * 1324 -

Floral Games Floral Games were any of a series of historically related poetry contests with floral prizes. In Occitan, their original language, and Catalan they are known as '' Jocs florals'' (; modern Occitan: ''Jòcs florals'' , or ''floraus'' ). In French ...

poetry contest begins. * 1332 - Population: 45,000 (approximate). * 1347 - Black Death plague. * 1369 - Translation of the relics of Saint

Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, OP (; it, Tommaso d'Aquino, lit=Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known wit ...

in the

Church of the Jacobins The Church of the Jacobins is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located in Toulouse, France. It is a large brick building whose construction started in 1230, and whose architecture influenced the development of the ''Gothique méridional'' (S ...

. * 1443 - Creation of the

Parliament of Toulouse The Parliament of Toulouse (french: Parlement de Toulouse) was one of the '' parlements'' of the Kingdom of France, established in the city of Toulouse. It was modelled on the Parliament of Paris. It was first created in 1420, but definitely est ...

by king Charles VII of France. * 1463 - Fire. * 1529 - housed in a tower at the Capitole. * 1549 - Château Narbonnais dismantled. * 1562 **

1562 Riots of Toulouse The 1562 Riots of Toulouse are a series of events (occurring largely in the span of a week) that pitted members of the Reformed Church of France (often called Huguenots) against members of the Roman Catholic Church in violent clashes that ended wi ...

. **

Hôtel d'Assézat The Hôtel d'Assézat in Toulouse, France, is a French Renaissance ''hôtel particulier'' (urban palace) of the 16th century which houses the Bemberg Foundation, a major art gallery of the city. The hôtel was likely built by Toulouse architect N ...

completed. * 1632 -

Pont Neuf The Pont Neuf (, "New Bridge") is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western (downstream) point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that was, between 250 and 225 BC ...

(bridge) built. * 1640 - Société des Lanternistes formed. * 1681 - Canal du Midi begins operating.

18th-19th centuries

* 1726 - Art school opens. * 1746 - established. * 1754 - Jardin Royal and parks created. * 1760 -

Capitole de Toulouse 300px, The Capitole back side The Capitole de Toulouse ( oc, Capitòli de Tolosa, link=no; ), commonly known as the ''Capitole'', is the heart of the municipal administration of the French city of Toulouse and its city hall. __NOTOC__ His ...

rebuilt. * 1772 - (library) established. * 1776 -

Canal de Brienne The Canal de Brienne, also known as Canal de Saint-Pierre, is a French canal connecting the Garonne River with the Canal du Midi and the Canal de Garonne. It has two locks. The lock opening to the Garonne is known as Ecluse Saint-Pierre. The ...

begins operating. * 1781 ** created. ** Brouilhet's reading room opens. * 1790 - Toulouse becomes part of the

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

souveraineté. * 1793 - Population: 52,612. * 1794 - Jardin des Plantes established. * 1795 -

Musée des Augustins The Musée des Augustins de Toulouse is a fine arts museum in Toulouse, France which conserves a collection of sculpture and paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The paintings are from throughout France, the sculptures represe ...

opens. * 1803 - Chamber of Commerce established. * 1814 - 10 April:

Battle of Toulouse (1814) The Battle of Toulouse (10 April 1814) was one of the final battles of the Napoleonic Wars, four days after Napoleon's surrender of the French Empire to the nations of the Sixth Coalition. Having pushed the demoralised and disintegrating ...

. * 1818 -

Théâtre du Capitole The Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse is an opera house within the main administration buildings, the Capitole, of the city of Toulouse in south-west France. It houses an opera company, ballet company and symphony orchestra, Orchestre nationa ...

opens. * 1828 - ''France Meridionale'' newspaper begins publication. * 1844 - (bridge) built. * 1851 - Population: 95,277. * 1852 - (bridge) built. * 1856 -

Toulouse railway network The Toulouse railway network is a railway network in Toulouse metropolitan area in France. Created in 1856, with the opening of the Matabiau station (now Toulouse main station), it has six lines, or eight branches, arranged more or less in a star ...

established. * 1860 -

Basilica of Saint-Sernin The Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Occitan: ''Basilica de Sant Sarnin'') is a church in Toulouse, France, the former abbey church of the Abbey of Saint-Sernin or St Saturnin. Apart from the church, none of the abbey buildings remain. The current churc ...

restored by

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution. H ...

. * 1862 - begins operating. * 1865 - Natural history Muséum de Toulouse opens. * 1870 - ''

La Dépêche de Toulouse LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

'' newspaper begins publication. * 1874 - cafe established. * 1876 - Population: 131,642. * 1886 - Population: 147,617. * 1887 -

Jardin botanique Henri Gaussen The Jardin botanique Henri Gaussen is a botanical garden operated by the Université Paul Sabatier at 39 allées Jules Guesde, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France. It is open weekdays in the warmer months. The botanical garden wa ...

(garden) established. * 1892 - Musée Saint-Raymond opens. * 1895 - '' newspaper begins publication.

20th century

1900s-1940s

* 1903 ** July:

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bicycle race passes through Toulouse. **

Toulouse Business School TBS Education, formerly Toulouse Business School and Groupe ESC Toulouse (''École supérieure de Commerce de Toulouse''), is a triple crown business school founded in 1903 by the Toulouse Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This highly selecti ...

established. * 1906 - Population: 125,856 town; 149,438

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. * 1907 - founded. * 1910 - built. * 1911 - Population: 149,576. * 1935 - (library) built. * 1936 - Population: 213,220. * 1937 **

Toulouse Football Club Toulouse Football Club is French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the premier division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse ...

formed. ** Stadium Municipal opens.

1950s-2000

* 1953 -

Toulouse–Blagnac Airport Toulouse–Blagnac Airport (french: Aéroport de Toulouse–Blagnac) is an international airport located west northwest of Toulouse, partially in Blagnac, both ''communes'' of the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of France ...

terminal opens. * 1962 ** Toulouse twinned with

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

, Israel. ** Population: 323,724. * 1964 - and established. * 1968 - Toulouse Space Center established in nearby

Montaudran Montaudran () is a suburb of Toulouse situated to the south east of the city (''secteur 5''), by the Hers-Mort river. It is notable thanks to the Aéropostale company and its aerodrome which was the base for the aeronautical pioneers between 191 ...

. * 1970 - Toulouse FC (football team) formed. * 1971 - becomes mayor. * 1975 - Toulouse twinned with

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, United States; and Kiev, Ukraine. * 1978 - established. * 1981 **

Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse The Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse is a French orchestra based in Toulouse. It acts as both a symphony orchestra whose main residence is Toulouse's Halle aux Grains, and the permanent orchestra of the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. ...

active. ** established. ** Toulouse twinned with

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

, Italy; Chongqing, China; and

Elche Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,Dominique Baudis Dominique Baudis (; 14 April 1947 – 10 April 2014) was the French Defender of Rights (ombudsman). Formerly a journalist, politician and mayor of Toulouse, he had been a member of Liberal Democracy and later of the leading centre-right Union ...

becomes mayor. * 1985 - Socialist Party national congress held in Toulouse. * 1988 - opens. * 1993 **

Toulouse Metro The Toulouse Metro (french: Métro de Toulouse, oc, Mètro de Tolosa) is a rapid transit system serving Toulouse Métropole, France. It is the only Metro system in Occitanie. The city's public transport system was initially managed by the ''Soci ...

begins operating. ** opens. * 1994 - Bemberg Foundation moves into the

. * 1997 -

Cité de l'espace The Cité de l'espace ( French for Space City) is a scientific discovery centre in France focused on spaceflight. It was opened in June 1997 and is located on the eastern outskirts of Toulouse. , there had been more than four million visitors. ...

theme park opens. * 1999 ** auditorium opens. ** Population: 390,350.

21st century

2000s

* 2001 ** 21 September: Toulouse chemical factory explosion. ** Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse created. * 2004 - Médiathèque José Cabanis (library) opens. * 2009 **

Urban community of Greater Toulouse Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of people ...

created. ** Aeronautical literary festival begins.

2010s

* 2010 -

Toulouse tramway The Toulouse tramway (french: Tramway de Toulouse) is a two-line tram system in Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France, and operates from Toulouse to the suburb of Beauzelle, passing through Blagnac. The Line T1 tramway serves 24 stations, and runs ov ...

begins operating. * 2012 ** March: 2012 Toulouse shootings. ** October: Socialist Party national congress held in Toulouse again. ** Population: 461,190. * 2014 ** March: held. **

Jean-Luc Moudenc Jean-Luc Moudenc (; oc, Joan Luc Modenc, link=no, ; born 19 July 1960) is a French politician serving as Mayor of Toulouse since 2014, previously holding the office from 2004 to 2008. A member of The Republicans, he was defeated for reelection ...

becomes mayor. * 2015 - December: held. * 2016 - Toulouse becomes part of the

Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...

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