History of a street · 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort

Boulevard du Souverain

In Dutch: Vorstlaan

Boulevard du Souverain, in Watermael-Boitsfort, has 28 buildings on the Atlas map, for 60 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1990 to 2009, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 11% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18492
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19131
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19897
  • 1990 – 200914
  • since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 7: 1913. 6 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
1905

Référence au roi Léopold II qui est à l'origine des premiers projets de création du boulevard devant relier Auderghem à Boitsfort et Watermael. (remark in French, as published)

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