History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Georges Lorand

In Dutch: Georges Lorandstraat

Rue Georges Lorand, in Ixelles, has 39 buildings on the Atlas map, for 41 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 59% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18492
  • 1850 – 187914
  • 1880 – 191323
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.

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

Georges Lorand (1860-1918) était un homme politique libéral et avocat. Il participa à la Première Guerre mondiale avec Jules Destree en Italie, effectuant une tournée de propagande en faveur des alliés. ex. rue Haeseleer, devenue rue de Milan. (remark in French, as published)

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