History of a street · 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Rue du Mérinos
In Dutch: Merinosstraat
Rue du Mérinos, in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, has 33 buildings on the Atlas map, for 36 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 76% 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 – 18792
- 1880 – 191325
- 1914 – 19446
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1A: 1857.
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
Le mérinos est une race de mouton qui fournit une bonne laine. La rue tire son nom du fait qu'elle longeait une ancienne filature de laine de mérinos. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.