History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Avenue du Pesage

In Dutch: Waaglaan

Avenue du Pesage, in Ixelles, has 55 buildings on the Atlas map, for 69 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1945 to 1969, with 42% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 13% 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 – 19137
1914 – 194422
1945 – 196923
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20090
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 122: 1906. 9 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: Symbolic name
Theme: Sport and leisure
Named in: 1887

Le pesage est comme son nom l'indique l'action de peser quelque chose. En l'occurrence, il s'agit du pesage dans les courses hippiques, c'est-à-dire l'action de peser les jockeys avec tout leur équipement avant et après la course afin de vérifier le bon respect du règlement. (remark in French, as published)

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