History of a street · 1190 Forest

Avenue Besme

In Dutch: Besmelaan

Avenue Besme, in Forest, has 50 buildings on the Atlas map, for 59 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 44% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 28% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 191314
1914 – 194422
1945 – 19694
1970 – 19898
1990 – 20092
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 117: 1896. 21 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: Local notables

Victor Besme (1834 – 1904), urbaniste proche de Léopold II, particulièrement actif dans l'aménagement et le réaménagement de nombreux quartiers à Bruxelles. (remark in French, as published)

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