History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Avenue Molière

In Dutch: Molièrelaan

Avenue Molière, in Ixelles, has 148 buildings on the Atlas map, for 157 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 53% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 37% 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 – 191355
  • 1914 – 194478
  • 1945 – 19694
  • 1970 – 19896
  • 1990 – 20093
  • since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 251: 1900. 66 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
Arts and culture
Named in
1907

L'idée initiale était d'appeler cette voie avenue Albert-Elisabeth, en honneur du neveu de Léopold II et de son épouse Elisabeth, mariés en 1900. Toutefois, pour éviter les risques de confusion avec d'autres artères avec plus ou moins le même nom, on pensa d'abord à Emile Zola, puis on décida de l'appeler avenue Molière, honorant le grand dramaturge français Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière (1622-1673). (remark in French, as published)

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