History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue des Béguines

In Dutch: Begijnenstraat

Rue des Béguines, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 160 buildings on the Atlas map, for 177 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 66% 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 – 194412
1945 – 196918
1970 – 1989105
1990 – 200921
since 20104

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 139: 1923. 13 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: Religion

Cette rue était l'un des lieux de promenade préférés des Béguines. (remark in French, as published)

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