History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Souveraine

In Dutch: Opperstraat

Rue Souveraine, in Brussels, has 12 buildings on the Atlas map, for 16 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1850 to 1879, with 58% 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 – 18490
1850 – 18797
1880 – 19134
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19690
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20090
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 126: 1876. 4 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: Belgian state
Named in: 1866

La rue fut créée en 1843, s'appela d'abord rue Hanset (du nom d'un propriétaire foncier), puis rue de la Reine et finalement rue Souveraine à partir de 1866. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives