History of a street · 1060 Saint-Gilles
Rue Jourdan
In Dutch: Jourdanstraat
Rue Jourdan, in Saint-Gilles, has 140 buildings on the Atlas map, for 167 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 70% of its buildings appear in that period.
When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18490
- 1850 – 187935
- 1880 – 191398
- 1914 – 19444
- 1945 – 19692
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20101
The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 69: 1875. 28 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
- 1867
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (1803-1878) était médecin, philanthrope, propriétaire foncier et fut à l'origine de refuge pour personnes âgées, ainsi que de crèches dans la localité. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.