History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue de la Levure

In Dutch: Giststraat

Rue de la Levure, in Ixelles, has 52 buildings on the Atlas map, for 56 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 88% 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 – 18791
  • 1880 – 191346
  • 1914 – 19445
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 43: 1903. 7 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
Economic life
Named in
1896

De nombreuses brasseries se sont installées dans les alentours des actuels étangs d'Ixelles, étant donné que la source du Maelbeek était à proximité et permettait la fabrication de bière. (remark in French, as published)

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