History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Charles Decoster

In Dutch: Charles Decosterstraat

Rue Charles Decoster, in Ixelles, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 10 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 56% 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 – 18792
1880 – 19135
1914 – 19441
1945 – 19691
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: Arts and culture
Named in: 1896

Rue créée en 1863 sous le nom de rue du Couvent étant donné qu'elle prolongeait celle-ci. Lorsque la rue du Couvent fut séparée en deux tronçons, le second prit le nom de rue Charles Decoster en référence à Charles Théodore Henri De Coster (1827-1879), militaire et écrivain. (remark in French, as published)

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