Rue Saint-Martin
In Dutch: Sint-Maartenstraat
Rue Saint-Martin, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 30 buildings on the Atlas map, for 51 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 47% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. More than three quarters appear before 1914.
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When the street was built
- before 14000
- 1400 – 15990
- 1600 – 16990
- 1700 – 17990
- 1800 – 18493
- 1850 – 187914
- 1880 – 19139
- 1914 – 19444
- 1945 – 19690
- 1970 – 19890
- 1990 – 20090
- since 20100
No building in the street is dated by the heritage inventory: the years are estimates by district.
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
Le nom de la rue Saint-Martin est issue de la présence sur les lieux d'un faubourg du même nom. Les rues de ce faubourg furent construites par deux propriétaires portant le même prénom : Martin. On donna le nom Saint-Martin à la rue en leur honneur. (remark in French, as published)
Source: Odoniris, database of Brussels street names (EBxl), CC BY-SA 4.0.