History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Avenue Voltaire

In Dutch: Voltairelaan

Avenue Voltaire, in Schaerbeek, has 145 buildings on the Atlas map, for 166 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 51% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 52% 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 – 191374
1914 – 194467
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 29: 1902. 39 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: Arts and culture
Named in: 1908

Francois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778) dit Voltaire fut un écrivain et philosophe français ayant marqué le siècle des lumières. (remark in French, as published)

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