History of a street · 1040 Etterbeek

Avenue Nouvelle

In Dutch: Nieuwelaan

Avenue Nouvelle, in Etterbeek, has 125 buildings on the Atlas map, for 146 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 52% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 38% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18791
1880 – 191346
1914 – 194465
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19896
1990 – 20094
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 170: 1870. 20 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Places and destinations

L'axe fut créé en 1914 et porta le nom de Avenue Nouvelle étant donné sa nouveauté. Le toponyme fut donc choisi par 'manque d'inspiration' des autorités communales. (remark in French, as published)

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