History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Avenue Albert Brachet

In Dutch: Albert Brachetlaan

Avenue Albert Brachet, in Brussels, has 46 buildings on the Atlas map, for 47 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 61% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19693
  • 1970 – 198928
  • 1990 – 200914
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 68: 1964. 2 buildings in the street are dated by the heritage inventory.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

Kind of name
Commemorative name
Theme
Scientists
Named in
1935

Albert Brachet (1869 – 1930) était médecin, doyen de la faculté de médecine à l'ULB; recteur de l'ULB. (remark in French, as published)

Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives