History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Neuve

In Dutch: Nieuwstraat

Rue Neuve, in Brussels, has 72 buildings on the Atlas map, for 121 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 40% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18491
1850 – 187929
1880 – 191324
1914 – 19447
1945 – 19692
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20097
since 20101

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 8: 1852. 19 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: Descriptive name
Theme: Buildings
Named in: 1851

Le nom original de la rue est Rue Neuve de Notre-Dame en référence à l'église Notre-Dame du Finistère qui s'y trouve.. Ex. Longue rue Neuve. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives