History of a street · 1060 Saint-Gilles

Rue Blanche

In Dutch: Blanchestraat

Rue Blanche, in Saint-Gilles, has 22 buildings on the Atlas map, for 26 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 41% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 41% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19139
1914 – 19447
1945 – 19695
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 16A: 1910. 13 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: 1872

Nom d'un avocat (remark in French, as published)

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