History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Franz Merjay

In Dutch: Franz Merjaystraat

Rue Franz Merjay, in Ixelles, has 162 buildings on the Atlas map, for 175 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 59% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 38% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18793
1880 – 191359
1914 – 194495
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 8: 1877. 55 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: First World War
Named in: 1922

Franz Merjay (1852-1917) fut agent de renseignement lors de la Première Guerre mondiale. La rue prit son nom après la Grande Guerre, auparavant elle était dénommée la rue de la Culture étant donné la présence de jardins. ex. rue de la Culture. Rue à cheval sur Ixelles (12/11/1921) et Uccle (1922) (remark in French, as published)

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