History of a street · 1083 Ganshoren

Avenue du Duc Jean

In Dutch: Hertog Janlaan

Avenue du Duc Jean, in Ganshoren, has 78 buildings on the Atlas map, for 82 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 68% 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 – 194453
1945 – 196923
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 11: 1935. 3 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Theme: Historical references

Le Duc Jean fut l'un des Ducs de Brabant. Il y eut Jean Ier le Victorieux (1253-1294) ; Jean II le Pacifique (1275-1312) ; Jean III le Triomphant (1300-1355) et Jean IV (1403-1427). (remark in French, as published)

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