History of a street · 1060 Saint-Gilles

Avenue de la Jonction

In Dutch: Verbindingslaan

Avenue de la Jonction, in Saint-Gilles, has 21 buildings on the Atlas map, for 23 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 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 – 191316
  • 1914 – 19442
  • 1945 – 19692
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 13: 1902. 14 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
Places and destinations
Named in
1930

Sous cet axe, passe un couloir qui relie les bâtiments de la prison de Saint-Gilles à ceux de la prison de Forest. (remark in French, as published)

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