History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Bissé

In Dutch: Bisséstraat

Rue Bissé, in Anderlecht, has 24 buildings on the Atlas map, for 27 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 54% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18799
1880 – 191313
1914 – 19442
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 11: 1871. 3 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: 1874

Emile Bissé (1811-1881) est un réfugié français qui établit dans la commune une fabrique d'huiles végétales. En 1857, il fonda le corps spécial de sapeurs-pompiers volontaires de la garde civique, dont il installa l'arsenal sur ses terrains. Il en céda le commandement, en 1878, à Ed. Herbos. (remark in French, as published)

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