History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Boulevard Prince de Liège

In Dutch: Prins van Luiklaan

Boulevard Prince de Liège, in Anderlecht, has 131 buildings on the Atlas map, for 135 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 45% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 23% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18492
1850 – 187917
1880 – 191311
1914 – 194459
1945 – 196927
1970 – 198915
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 59: 1954. 4 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: 1937

Le titre de « Prince de Liège » a été décerné par le roi Léopold III à son fils Albert II. Il a créé ce titre pour honorer la Ville de Liège qui a résisté à l'invasion allemande lors de la Première Guerre mondiale. (remark in French, as published)

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