History of a street · 1040 Etterbeek

Rue Cardinal Lavigerie

In Dutch: Kardinaal Lavigeriestraat

Rue Cardinal Lavigerie, in Etterbeek, has 44 buildings on the Atlas map, for 47 addresses. It was mostly built between 1945 and 1969: 64% 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 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19130
1914 – 19449
1945 – 196928
1970 – 19897
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 17: 1937. 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: Commemorative name
Theme: Local notables
Named in: 1929

Cardinal Lavigerie (1825-1892), prélat français et fondateur des Pères Blancs, une société de missionnaires qui faisait vœu de chasteté, pauvreté, obéissance et évangélisation. Située en Algérie, ils visaient les Africains en général. (remark in French, as published)

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