History of a street · 1082 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe

Rue des Alcyons

In Dutch: Alcyonstraat

Rue des Alcyons, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, has 54 buildings on the Atlas map, for 66 addresses. It was mostly built between 1945 and 1969: 67% 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 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 196936
  • 1970 – 198916
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 96: 1949.

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

Bien que les Alcyons soient des oiseaux, la rue fait référence ici à une célèbre marque de vélo. (remark in French, as published)

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