History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Jorez

In Dutch: Jorezstraat

Rue Jorez, in Anderlecht, has 48 buildings on the Atlas map, for 55 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 73% 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 – 18797
1880 – 191335
1914 – 19445
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 10: 1907. 3 buildings in the street are dated by the heritage inventory.

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
Named in: 1874

Auguste Jorée (1810-1879) fut le directeur d'une manufacture de taffetas et de toiles à Anderlecht. Il fut également major commandant du bataillon de la garde civique d'Anderlecht et sera chevalier de l'ordre de Léopold en 1859. (remark in French, as published)

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