History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Louis Hymans

In Dutch: Louis Hymansstraat

Rue Louis Hymans, in Ixelles, has 34 buildings on the Atlas map, for 37 addresses. It was mostly built between 1914 and 1944: 94% 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 – 19131
  • 1914 – 194432
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 1: 1913. 9 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
Arts and culture

Louis Hymans (1829-1884) était écrivain, journaliste et homme politique. (remark in French, as published)

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