History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Paul Emile Janson

In Dutch: Paul Emile Jansonstraat

Rue Paul Emile Janson, in Ixelles, has 32 buildings on the Atlas map, for 32 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 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 – 191330
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 5: 1899. 22 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: Belgian figure
Named in: 1945

Paul-Émile Janson (1872-1944) était avocat, parlementaire et sénateur. Il fut également Ministre de la Justice. Lorsque la Seconde Guerre mondiale se déclenche, il s'exile à Nice et décide d'y rester malgré le déplacement des gouvernements à Londres. En 1943 les Allemands occupèrent la ville et l'envoyèrent à Buchenwald où il décéda. ex. rue de Turin. (remark in French, as published)

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