History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht
Rue Foppens
In Dutch: Foppensstraat
Rue Foppens, in Anderlecht, has 15 buildings on the Atlas map, for 20 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 87% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 18791
- 1880 – 191313
- 1914 – 19440
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20101
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 12: 1911. 3 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
- Commemorative name
- Theme
- Scientists
- Named in
- 1846
Jean-François Foppens (1689-1761) est un prêtre belge, historien, bibliographe et professeur de philosophie à Louvain. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.