History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Boulevard du Régent

In Dutch: Regentlaan

Boulevard du Régent, in Brussels, has 23 buildings on the Atlas map, for 41 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 8 periods, from the 1800s to the 2010s. 17% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18491
1850 – 18791
1880 – 19132
1914 – 19442
1945 – 19698
1970 – 19895
1990 – 20093
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 27: 1838. 7 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: Belgian state
Named in: 1831

Cet axe prit ce nom en 1831 en référence au premier régent de Belgique, le baron Surlet de Chokier (1769-1839), avant que Léopold Ier ne prête serment en juillet 1831. Ex. boulevard du Prince (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives