History of a street · 1040 Etterbeek

Chaussée de Wavre

In Dutch: Steenweg op Waver

Chaussée de Wavre, in Etterbeek, has 296 buildings on the Atlas map, for 438 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 52% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 52% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18791
  • 1880 – 1913153
  • 1914 – 1944132
  • 1945 – 19696
  • 1970 – 19893
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 538: 1883. 24 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
Named in
1851

La Chaussée fut aménagée dès 1550 afin de faciliter le passage des marchands de bois qui venaient de la forêt et rentraient à Bruxelles vendre leurs charges. Le tronçon situé sur Ixelles s'appelait initialement chaussée d'Etterbeek. Une partie de la chaussée de Tervueren(Etterbeek) devient la chaussée de Wavre le 01/01/1917 (remark in French, as published)

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