History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Hector Denis

In Dutch: Hector Denisstraat

Rue Hector Denis, in Ixelles, has 17 buildings on the Atlas map, for 20 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 76% 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 – 194413
1945 – 19693
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 7: 1935.

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: Scientists
Named in: 1906

Hector Denis (1842-1913) était sociologue, avocat et homme politique. Il fut le recteur de l'Université libre de Bruxelles en 1894. ex. sentier de Vleurgat. (remark in French, as published)

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