History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue Jean-Baptiste Janssen

In Dutch: Jean-Baptiste Janssenstraat

Rue Jean-Baptiste Janssen, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 34 buildings on the Atlas map, for 40 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 91% 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 – 194431
  • 1945 – 19693
  • 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
Local notables

Jean-Baptiste Janssen (?-?) fut l'auteur des plans de la maison communale de Molenbeek. (remark in French, as published)

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