History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue François Roffiaen

In Dutch: François Roffiaenstraat

Rue François Roffiaen, in Ixelles, has 45 buildings on the Atlas map, for 46 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 84% 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 – 191338
  • 1914 – 19446
  • 1945 – 19691
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 25: 1905. 2 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
Arts and culture
Named in
1899

François Roffiaen (1820-1898) était peintre paysagiste. Il était également scientifique et se dédia à la malacologie, l'étude des mollusques. (remark in French, as published)

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