History of a street · 1020 Brussels

Rue Paul Janson

In Dutch: Paul Jansonstraat

Rue Paul Janson, in Brussels, has 37 buildings on the Atlas map, for 38 addresses. It was mostly built since 2010: 73% 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 – 19130
  • 1914 – 194410
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 201027

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 8: 1920. 10 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

La rue rend hommage au premier ministre libéral progressiste bruxellois Paul Janson (1840-1913), qui fut également le père de Paul-Émile Janson. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives