History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Chaussée de Gand

In Dutch: Steenweg op Gent

Chaussée de Gand, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 432 buildings on the Atlas map, for 515 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 8 periods, from the 1800s to the 2020s. 32% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 184911
  • 1850 – 187965
  • 1880 – 191364
  • 1914 – 194476
  • 1945 – 196959
  • 1970 – 1989126
  • 1990 – 200924
  • since 20107

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 537: 1864. 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
Descriptive name
Theme
Places and destinations

Chaussée historique aménagée au 18e siècle (remark in French, as published)

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