History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue du Gouvernement Provisoire

In Dutch: Voorlopig Bewindstraat

Rue du Gouvernement Provisoire, in Brussels, has 32 buildings on the Atlas map, for 39 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 47% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 187915
  • 1880 – 191312
  • 1914 – 19441
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 23: 1878. 9 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
Belgian state
Named in
1874

Il s'agit d'une référence au gouvernement provisoire qui fut mis en place en 1830 au moment de la révolution belge. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives