History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue du Fossé aux Loups

In Dutch: Wolvengracht

Rue du Fossé aux Loups, in Brussels, has 22 buildings on the Atlas map, for 42 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 45% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 64% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18491
1850 – 18793
1880 – 191310
1914 – 19443
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 32: 1847. 12 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

Le nom proviendrait de la traduction du nom médiéval Wolfsgracht, en réalité fossé De Wolf (propriétaire foncier) (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives