History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue de Ligne

In Dutch: de Lignestraat

Rue de Ligne, in Brussels, has 10 buildings on the Atlas map, for 25 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 5 periods, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19131
1914 – 19443
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20092
since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 2: 1914. 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: Commemorative name
Theme: Local notables

Charles-Joseph de Ligne (1735-1814) est un maréchal et homme politique bruxellois. Il est également très sensible à l'art et à la culture. Il sera en correspondance avec de nombreux chefs d'Etat de l'époque. Franc-maçon, il sera le maître d'une loge bruxelloise nommée Régiment de Ligne. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives