History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Grande rue au Bois

In Dutch: Grote Bosstraat

Grande rue au Bois, in Schaerbeek, has 140 buildings on the Atlas map, for 161 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 59% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 59% 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 – 191382
1914 – 194456
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 57: 1875. 16 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: Economic life

Son nom pourrait découler de la présence de champs tout autour de cette artère comme l'en atteste les cartes du XIXe siècle. (remark in French, as published)

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