History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Chaussée de Merchtem

In Dutch: Steenweg op Merchtem

Chaussée de Merchtem, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 81 buildings on the Atlas map, for 93 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 42% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 74% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18496
  • 1850 – 187920
  • 1880 – 191334
  • 1914 – 194421
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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

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