History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Avenue Norbert Gille

In Dutch: Norbert Gillelaan

Avenue Norbert Gille, in Anderlecht, has 86 buildings on the Atlas map, for 91 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1970 to 1989, with 50% 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 – 19444
  • 1945 – 196933
  • 1970 – 198943
  • 1990 – 20096
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 6: 1932. 4 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
Named in
1927

Norbert Gille (1819-1899), professeur de l'Ecole vétérinaire d'Anderlecht. (remark in French, as published)

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