History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Place Rouppe

In Dutch: Rouppeplein

Place Rouppe, in Brussels, has 23 buildings on the Atlas map, for 31 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 6 periods, from the 1850s to the 2000s. 70% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18798
  • 1880 – 19138
  • 1914 – 19443
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 9: 1868. 6 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
Local notables
Named in
1841

La rue a été nommée en l'honneur de Nicolas Jean Rouppe (1769-1838), qui fut le premier bourgmestre de Bruxelles après l'indépendance. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives