History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Boulevard Poincaré

In Dutch: Poincarélaan

Boulevard Poincaré, in Anderlecht, has 57 buildings on the Atlas map, for 70 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 49% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 70% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 187912
1880 – 191328
1914 – 194411
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20092
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 15: 1885. 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: Commemorative name
Theme: First World War
Named in: 1923

Raymond Poincaré (1860 – 1934) fut président de la République Française entre 1913 et 1920. ex. boulevard d'Anderlecht. (remark in French, as published)

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