History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Boulevard de Berlaimont

In Dutch: de Berlaimontlaan

Boulevard de Berlaimont, in Brussels, has 5 buildings on the Atlas map, for 14 addresses. It was mostly built between 1945 and 1969: 60% 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 – 19440
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1956. 2 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: Buildings
Named in: 1953

La famille noble de Berlaimont (ou de Berlaimont) compte parmi ses membres Charles (1510 – 1578), chevalier de la Toison d'Or et dans les hautes sphères de l'administration des Pays-Bas. Il y eut également la comtesse de Berlaimont, une de ses descendantes, qui fonda le couvent de Berlaimont. La rue dans laquelle il se situait pris ce nom, puis cette rue devint un boulevard en 1952 et le bâtiment de l'Union européenne pris également ce nom. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives