History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Avenue Stiénon

In Dutch: Stiénonlaan

Avenue Stiénon, in Brussels, has 52 buildings on the Atlas map, for 53 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 65% 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 – 19443
1945 – 19692
1970 – 198934
1990 – 200911
since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 82: 1937. 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: 1935

Léon Stienon (1850-1949) était médecin et professeur à l'ULB. L'avenue se situe à proximité de hôpital Brugmann. 'À l’instar d’autres artères proches de ce dernier, la dénomination de l’avenue, attribuée par arrêté du Collège de la Ville de Bruxelles du 15.01.1935, rend hommage à un médecin, Léon Stiénon (1850-1949), qui fut professeur à l’Université libre de Bruxelles.' urban (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives