History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue François Dons

In Dutch: François Donsstraat

Rue François Dons, in Ixelles, has 15 buildings on the Atlas map, for 29 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1945 to 1969, with 53% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. Almost everything there appears after 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 19130
1914 – 19444
1945 – 19698
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20090
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 10: 1925. 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: Commemorative name
Theme: Local notables
Named in: 1911

François Dons (1844-1911) était un philanthrope, actif dans les sociétés locales d'aide aux plus miséreux, à l'enfance, et de manière générale à la valorisation de la dignité humaine. Le début est devenu Avenue Général Médecin Derache le 17/12/1935 (remark in French, as published)

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