History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Rue Charles Demeer

In Dutch: Charles Demeerstraat

Rue Charles Demeer, in Brussels, has 72 buildings on the Atlas map, for 79 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 67% 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 – 191317
  • 1914 – 194448
  • 1945 – 19696
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 116: 1911. 11 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
1903

Charles Demeer, qui fut échevin à Laeken dans les années 1890 et 1900. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives