History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Rue du Saphir

In Dutch: Saffierstraat

Rue du Saphir, in Schaerbeek, has 30 buildings on the Atlas map, for 32 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 87% 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 – 18790
  • 1880 – 19130
  • 1914 – 194426
  • 1945 – 19694
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 30: 1930.

Today's buildings, grouped by the period when the Atlas map first shows building on their plot. Approximate reconstruction.

Where its name comes from

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

Further reading: 1030.be