History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Eugène Cattoir

In Dutch: Eugène Cattoirstraat

Rue Eugène Cattoir, in Ixelles, has 24 buildings on the Atlas map, for 30 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 88% 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 – 19131
  • 1914 – 194421
  • 1945 – 19692
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 18A: 1901.

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
Commemorative name
Theme
Local notables
Named in
1896

Jacques Eugène Cattoir (1821-1906) faisait partie d'une ancienne famille ixelloise. Il siégeait au Conseil communal sur les bancs libéraux. Ses actions de bienfaisance sont également reconnues, telles la création de crèche école gardienne, de sociétés mutuelles de secours, ou la participation au Bureau de Bienfaisance et des Hospices civils. (remark in French, as published)

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