History of a street · 1082 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe

Rue de Grand-Bigard

In Dutch: Groot-Bijgaardenstraat

Rue de Grand-Bigard, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, has 319 buildings on the Atlas map, for 341 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1970 to 1989, with 47% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 12% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18492
  • 1850 – 187914
  • 1880 – 191321
  • 1914 – 194415
  • 1945 – 196980
  • 1970 – 1989150
  • 1990 – 200933
  • since 20104

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 375: 1959. 2 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
Descriptive name
Theme
Places and destinations

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