History of a street · 1082 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe

Avenue de la Basilique

In Dutch: Basilieklaan

Avenue de la Basilique, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, has 89 buildings on the Atlas map, for 97 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 76% 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 – 196910
  • 1970 – 198968
  • 1990 – 200911
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 79: 1951. 7 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
Descriptive name
Theme
Buildings
Named in
1922

La rue fut nommée ainsi car elle mène à la Basilique de Koekelberg. Initialement dénommée 'avenue de Ganshoren'. Changement de dénomination après la Première Guerre mondiale (remark in French, as published)

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