History of a street · 1180 Uccle

Avenue François Folie

In Dutch: François Folielaan

Avenue François Folie, in Uccle, has 8 buildings on the Atlas map, for 11 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1970 to 1989, with 38% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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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 – 19691
1970 – 19893
1990 – 20093
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 24: 1969.

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: Scientists
Named in: 1932

François Folie (1833-1905) était un astronome. Il succéda Jean-Charles Houzeau à la direction de l'Observatoire royal d'Uccle. (remark in French, as published)

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