History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue Sainte-Marie

In Dutch: Sint-Mariastraat

Rue Sainte-Marie, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 11 buildings on the Atlas map, for 35 addresses. It was mostly built between 1850 and 1879: 82% 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 – 18799
  • 1880 – 19131
  • 1914 – 19440
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20091
  • since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 4: 1993.

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

Etant donné qu'il existe une Rue Saint-Joseph à MSJ, on ne prend pas de risque à supposer que la rue fait référence la Vierge Marie. (remark in French, as published)

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