History of a street · 1090 Jette

Avenue Charles Woeste

In Dutch: Charles Woestelaan

Avenue Charles Woeste, in Jette, has 187 buildings on the Atlas map, for 206 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1945 to 1969, with 52% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 194429
  • 1945 – 196998
  • 1970 – 198942
  • 1990 – 200912
  • since 20106

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 209: 1927. 17 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
Belgian figure
Named in
1919

Charles Woeste (1837-1922) était avocat en sortant de l'ULB et politicien. Il fut également ministre et se fera connaître notamment pour son opposition à l'abbé Daens. (remark in French, as published)

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