History of a street · 1180 Uccle

Avenue d'Hougoumont

In Dutch: Hougoumontlaan

Avenue d'Hougoumont, in Uccle, has 28 buildings on the Atlas map, for 31 addresses. It was mostly built since 2010: 86% 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 – 19690
1970 – 19894
1990 – 20090
since 201024

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 18: 1976. 4 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: Symbolic name
Theme: Regions and countries
Named in: 1916

Hougoumont était un château ferme devenu célèbre lors de la bataille de Waterloo. Jadis, cette voie s'appelait avenue des Parcs. Elle fut prolongée en 1928-1929 jusqu'à la chaussée de Waterloo au détriment de l'avenue de la Petite Espinette, qui fut raccourcie. (remark in French, as published)

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