History of a street · 1090 Jette

Rue Esseghem

In Dutch: Esseghemstraat

Rue Esseghem, in Jette, has 86 buildings on the Atlas map, for 89 addresses. It was mostly built between 1945 and 1969: 63% 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 – 194418
  • 1945 – 196954
  • 1970 – 198910
  • 1990 – 20092
  • since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 167: 1926. 4 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
Places and destinations

Esseghem était le nom d'un hameau situé là. A proximité de l'abbaye de Dieleghem. (remark in French, as published)

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