History of a street · 1090 Jette

Avenue Paul De Merten

In Dutch: Paul De Mertenlaan

Avenue Paul De Merten, in Jette, has 57 buildings on the Atlas map, for 60 addresses. It was mostly built between 1945 and 1969: 89% 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 – 19442
  • 1945 – 196951
  • 1970 – 19894
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 3: 1961. 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
Local notables

Paul De Merten (1862-1928), Organiste, propriétaire foncier, échevin de la commune de Jette (1912-1921) (remark in French, as published)

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