History of a street · 1000 Brussels
Boulevard du Midi
In Dutch: Zuidlaan
Boulevard du Midi, in Brussels, has 111 buildings on the Atlas map, for 135 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 37% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 74% appear before 1914.
When the street was built
- before 14001
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18492
- 1850 – 187941
- 1880 – 191338
- 1914 – 194423
- 1945 – 19694
- 1970 – 19892
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest individually dated building is at no. 150: 1381. 17 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
- Named in
- 1841
'Appelé boulevard de France dès 1833, il prit sa dénomination actuelle à partir de 1841.' 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