History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Pieremans

In Dutch: Pieremansstraat

Rue Pieremans, in Brussels, has 10 buildings on the Atlas map, for 13 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1880 to 1913, with 50% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 60% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18791
1880 – 19135
1914 – 19443
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 57: 1958.

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

'Ouverte fort probablement au XVIe siècle, elle portait le nom du propriétaire terrien de l'endroit : rue Piermont. Une erreur d'écriture fait que, jusqu'à l'occupation française, elle porte le nom de rue Piermans. Un traducteur français (?), constatant que « pier » en néerlandais signifie « ver, asticot », traduit rue Piermans par rue des Vers. En 1920 apparaissent les plaques odonymiques bilingues. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives