History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue de la Régence

In Dutch: Regentschapsstraat

Rue de la Régence, in Brussels, has 22 buildings on the Atlas map, for 48 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 50% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 187911
1880 – 19130
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19694
1970 – 19894
1990 – 20093
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 9: 1872. 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: Commemorative name
Theme: Historical references
Named in: 1827

Elle tient son nom de la Régence de Bruxelles ou Conseil de la Régence, c'est-à-dire l'assemblée qui gérait la ville à la période hollandaise (sorte d'équivalent de ce qu'est actuellement le Collège). (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives