History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Avenue des Courses

In Dutch: Wedrennenlaan

Avenue des Courses, in Ixelles, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 15 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 5 periods, from the 1880s to the 2010s. 11% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19131
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19893
1990 – 20090
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 9: 1923.

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: Sport and leisure
Named in: 1885

Créée le 14/08/1885, intégrée à la voirie d'Ixelles par AR du 14/09/1892. Une partie est annexée par Bruxelles (AR 23/03/1907). Doit probablement son nom à un hippodrome en projet mais jamais réalisé. (remark in French, as published)

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