History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Bodeghem

In Dutch: Bodegemstraat

Rue Bodeghem, in Brussels, has 60 buildings on the Atlas map, for 91 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 52% 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 – 18492
1850 – 187931
1880 – 191323
1914 – 19443
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 67: 1862. 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: Architecture
Named in: 1924

Louis van Bodeghem (1470-1540) fut l'un des architectes de la Broodhuis, soit la Halle aux pains, sur la grand-place. Par la suite, ce bâtiment fut renommé Maison du roi et accueille actuellement le Musée de la ville de Bruxelles. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives