History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue de l'Arbre Bénit

In Dutch: Gewijde-Boomstraat

Rue de l'Arbre Bénit, in Ixelles, has 78 buildings on the Atlas map, for 94 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 58% 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 – 187930
1880 – 191345
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20092
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 102: 1899. 12 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: Folklore
Named in: 1864

Référence à l'Arbre Bénit, arbre qui serait un tilleul et auquel on attribuait des vertus de guérison. Des processions se sont ainsi créées autour de cet arbre, qui fut dénommé 'l'Arbre bénit'. (remark in French, as published)

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