History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue du Marché au Charbon

In Dutch: Kolenmarkt

Rue du Marché au Charbon, in Brussels, has 71 buildings on the Atlas map, for 92 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 35% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 69% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 187925
1880 – 191324
1914 – 194416
1945 – 19692
1970 – 19893
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 15: 1861. 17 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Economic life
Named in: 1853

Marché-aux Charbons devient rue Marché-au-charbon (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives