History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Place Sainte-Gudule

In Dutch: Sinter-Goedeleplein

Place Sainte-Gudule, in Brussels, has 5 buildings on the Atlas map, for 11 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 40% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 60% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14001
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19132
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20101

The oldest individually dated building is at no. 20: 1250. 4 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
Buildings
Named in
1851

La rue doit son nom à la proximité de la Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule. Ex. Plaine Sainte Gudule. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives