History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Cans

In Dutch: Cansstraat

Rue Cans, in Ixelles, has 19 buildings on the Atlas map, for 21 addresses. It was mostly built between 1800 and 1849: 74% of its buildings appear in that period.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 184914
1850 – 18795
1880 – 19130
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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

Anciennement dénommée Rue de l'Amman, elle reçoit finalement en 1872 le nom d'un avocat siégeant au Conseil communal de Bruxelles. (remark in French, as published)

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