Prior to 20th century
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- ca.250 CE – Roman Catholic diocese of Bourges established. [1] [2]
- 475 CE – Visigoths in power (until ca.507). [2]
- 762 – Siege and conquest by the Franks under King Pepin the Short.
- 1195 – Bourges Cathedral construction begins (approximate date). [2]
- 1225 – Religious Council of Bourges held.
- 1312 – Coutume de Berry (law) written (approximate date). [3]
- 1380 – Public clock installed (approximate date). [4]
- 1412 - Siege of Bourges (1412) during the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.
- 1424 - Bourges astronomical clock installed in the cathedral. [4]
- 1438 – Religious council held, resulting in the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges issued by Charles VII of France. [2]
- 1453 - Palais Jacques Coeur completed. [2]
- 1463 – University of Bourges founded by Louis XI. [2]
- 1487 – Bourges fire of 1487 .
- 1492 – Hôtel des Échevins (town hall) built. [5]
- 1510 – Hôtel Lallemant built. [6]
- 1528 – Religious council held. [2]
- 1573 – Collège des jésuites de Bourges founded.
- 1584 – Religious council held. [7]
- 1645 – Hôtel de Bourbon built. [8]
- 1790 – Bourges becomes part of the Cher souveraineté. [9]
- 1793 – Population: 15,964. [9]
- 1796 – Archives départementales du Cher established. [10]
- 1831 – Canal de Berry constructed.
- 1834 – Musée du Berry (museum) founded. [6]
- 1866 – Société des antiquaires du Centre founded. [11]
- 1875 – Société de géographie de Bourges formed. [11]
- 1886 – Population: 42,829. [12]
- 1893 – Dépêche du Berry newspaper begins publication. [13]
- 1898 – Tramway de Bourges begins operating.
