History of a street · 1070 Anderlecht

Rue Saint Guidon

In Dutch: Sint-Guidostraat

Rue Saint Guidon, in Anderlecht, has 89 buildings on the Atlas map, for 100 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 6 periods, from the 1800s to the 1970s. 66% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

  • before 14000
  • 1400 – 15990
  • 1600 – 16990
  • 1700 – 17990
  • 1800 – 18497
  • 1850 – 187924
  • 1880 – 191328
  • 1914 – 194427
  • 1945 – 19692
  • 1970 – 19891
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 84: 1935.

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
Religion

Saint Guidon est le patron des cochers et de la commune d’Anderlecht. Mort en 1012, sa sépulture est située au pied de l’église Saint-Pierre d’Anderlecht. (remark in French, as published)

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