History of a street · 1082 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe

Avenue des Frères Becqué

In Dutch: Gebroeders Becquélaan

Avenue des Frères Becqué, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, has 58 buildings on the Atlas map, for 58 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 60% 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 – 196916
  • 1970 – 198935
  • 1990 – 20095
  • since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 14: 1952. 2 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
First World War
Named in
1920

Les frères Henri (1893-1915) et Corneille (1886-1918) ont été soldats durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Henri est mort aux combats près de l'Yser. Corneille, lors de la reconquête de la Belgique, à Moorsdele. (remark in French, as published)

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