History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Charles Parenté

In Dutch: Charles Parentéstraat

Rue Charles Parenté, in Anderlecht, has 13 buildings on the Atlas map, for 21 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 46% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 38% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19135
  • 1914 – 19446
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 2: 1914. 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
First World War
Named in
1918

Charles Parenté (?-1916) a été fusillé par les Allemands en 1916, suite à sa condamnation à mort pour espionnage. Il était ouvrier du télégraphe à Schaerbeek. ex. rue des Marchandises. (remark in French, as published)

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