History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Ropsy Chaudron

In Dutch: Ropsy Chaudronstraat

Rue Ropsy Chaudron, in Anderlecht, has 50 buildings on the Atlas map, for 63 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 70% 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 – 18791
1880 – 191335
1914 – 194411
1945 – 19692
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 7: 1884. 8 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: Local notables
Named in: 1918

Ropsy Chaudron (1850-1912) fut le promoteur et fondateur des abattoirs de Rhode-Saint-Genèse. Initialement, la rue se nommait rue d'Allemagne. Elle fut débaptisée et renommée ainsi en 1918. L'autre partie est devenue l'Avenue Clemenceau. (remark in French, as published)

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