History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Rue Désiré Desmet

In Dutch: Désiré Desmetstraat

Rue Désiré Desmet, in Schaerbeek, has 58 buildings on the Atlas map, for 60 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 100% 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 – 194458
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 41: 1924. 56 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
Named in
1928

Désiré De Smet (1873-1921) fut échevin et conseiller provincial. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: 1030.be