History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Général Ruquoy

In Dutch: Generaal Ruquoystraat

Rue Général Ruquoy, in Anderlecht, has 41 buildings on the Atlas map, for 45 addresses. It was mostly built between 1970 and 1989: 71% 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 – 19130
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19695
1970 – 198929
1990 – 20095
since 20102

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 55: 1950.

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: 1937

Louis Hubert Ruquoy (1861-1937) était colonel en 1914 et commande à Tournai le régiment du 3e Chasseurs à pied avec lequel il fera une partie de la guerre. Ex. rue Capitaine Coquilhat (remark in French, as published)

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