History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Avenue des Missionnaires

In Dutch: Missionarissenlaan

Avenue des Missionnaires, in Anderlecht, has 42 buildings on the Atlas map, for 43 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 69% 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 – 19441
1945 – 19691
1970 – 198929
1990 – 200910
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1924. 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: Commemorative name
Theme: Religion
Named in: 1922

Les missionnaires étaient les membres de mission en terre non chrétienne. Leur mission consistait entre autre à apporter les enseignements de la religion chrétienne aux populations locales. Cette rue se situe à proximité du couvent des Missionnaires de Scheut. (remark in French, as published)

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