History of a street · 1180 Uccle

Avenue Brugmann

In Dutch: Brugmannlaan

Avenue Brugmann, in Uccle, has 262 buildings on the Atlas map, for 289 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 47% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 17% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18791
1880 – 191344
1914 – 1944123
1945 – 196959
1970 – 198924
1990 – 20099
since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 547: 1895. 47 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
Named in: 1873

Georges Brugmann (1829-1900) banquier, investisseur et consul. A soutenu le développement d'infrastructures de communication (chemins de fer belges, tramways bruxellois), le développement industriel du Congo, la création d'hôpitaux (dont l'hôpital qui porte aujourd'hui son nom) et de plusieurs quartiers à Bruxelles. (remark in French, as published)

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