History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue du Marché aux Poulets

In Dutch: Kiekenmarkt

Rue du Marché aux Poulets, in Brussels, has 27 buildings on the Atlas map, for 39 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 48% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 70% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18490
  • 1850 – 187913
  • 1880 – 19136
  • 1914 – 19443
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 54: 1864. 7 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

Réunion de la rue Marché-aux-Poulets et Marché-au-Poisson (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives