Timeline of Nantes

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

Prior to 19th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

  • 2001
  • 2005 - Navibus (water bus) begins operating.
  • 2006 - Nantes Busway begins operating.
  • 2007
  • 2009 - Nantes Derby Girls (rollerderby league) formed.
  • 2011 - Population: 287,845.
  • 2014
  • 2015 - December: Pays de la Loire regional election, 2015 held.[18]
  • 2018- July 03- Police Officer shoots and kills 22 year old Aboubakar Fofana after he reverses his car towards another officer and 2 kids forcing one officer to shoot him in which the bullet hit him in the neck and hit an artery. The car was suspected of being used in drug dealing and Fofana had given police a false name prior to the shooting occurring. Following the shooting wide spread riots and protest occurred in the streets of Nantes.[19][20]

See also

other cities in the Pays de la Loire region

References

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  3. Goyau 1911.
  4. Britannica 1910.
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  7. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Nantes, EHESS (in French).
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  14. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, OL 6112221M
  15. "Seattle's 21 Sister Cities". USA: City of Seattle. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  16. "French Provinces Turn Noses Up at Left's Culture". New York Times. 10 October 1983.
  17. "A Focus on Attracting Residents". New York Times. 29 September 2011.
  18. "Résultats élections: Nantes", Le Monde (in French), retrieved 11 April 2022
  19. Nossiter, Adam (4 July 2018). "French Police Killing Unleashes Familiar Riots and Recrimination". The New York Times.
  20. "French riots: Masked thugs' riot in Nantes after Aboubakar Fofana shot by police". 5 July 2018.

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