History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Cuerens

In Dutch: Cuerensstraat

Rue Cuerens, in Brussels, has 37 buildings on the Atlas map, for 38 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 57% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 43% 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 – 191316
1914 – 194421
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 11: 1928.

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

La rue doit son nom au propriétaire du terrain sur lequel la rue a été tracée dans les années 1840. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives