History of a street · 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre

Avenue Montgolfier

In Dutch: Montgolfierlaan

Avenue Montgolfier, in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, has 89 buildings on the Atlas map, for 91 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 64% 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 – 19693
  • 1970 – 198957
  • 1990 – 200925
  • since 20104

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 68: 1956. 5 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
Scientists

Ce toponyme rappelle la présence de l'ancien champ de course de Stockel où s'effectuait également des manoeuvres aériennes. Les frères Montgolfier sont des industriels et inventeurs français, à l'origine de la montgolfière. (remark in French, as published)

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