History of a street · 1180 Uccle

Avenue du Maréchal

In Dutch: Maarschalklaan

Avenue du Maréchal, in Uccle, has 37 buildings on the Atlas map, for 38 addresses. It was mostly built since 2010: 95% 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 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20092
since 201035

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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: Belgian state

Un maréchal fut d'abord un artisan en charge des fers des chevaux. On l'a ensuite désigné comme 'maréchal-ferrant' et le maréchal est devenu un titre pour les officiers et sous-officiers qui étaient en charge des troupes et avançaient devant elles.Dénomination mentionnée en 1875 (remark in French, as published)

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