History of a street · 1081 Koekelberg

Rue Léon Fourez

In Dutch: Léon Fourezstraat

Rue Léon Fourez, in Koekelberg, has 27 buildings on the Atlas map, for 28 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 70% 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 – 19138
  • 1914 – 194419
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 5: 1924. 6 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
1925

Léon Fourez (1867-1925) aurait été un ancien échevin communal (remark in French, as published)

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