History of a street · 1120 Brussels

Rue Général Biebuyck

In Dutch: Generaal Biebuyckstraat

Rue Général Biebuyck, in Brussels, has 22 buildings on the Atlas map, for 27 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1970 to 1989, with 41% 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 – 19447
1945 – 19692
1970 – 19899
1990 – 20094
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 34: 1969.

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: 1940

Le général Aloïs Biebuyck (1860-1944) s'est particulièrement démarqué lors de la Première Guerre mondiale. Il reçut de très nombreux prix, médailles et mérites de la part de la Belgique, mais aussi de la France et des Etats-Unis. Il était entre autres membre de l'Ordre de Léopold. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives