History of a street · 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Rue Vanderdussen

In Dutch: Vanderdussenstraat

Rue Vanderdussen, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, has 85 buildings on the Atlas map, for 90 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 79% 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 – 18797
  • 1880 – 191367
  • 1914 – 194410
  • 1945 – 19690
  • 1970 – 19890
  • 1990 – 20090
  • since 20101

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

François-Simon van der Dussen de Kestergat (1773-1846) fut 'maire' puis bourgmestre de molenbeek entre 1819 et 1830. Ses origines familiales nobles se répandent sur le territoire néerlandais et belge, mais lui s'installa à Molenbeek et y décéda. (remark in French, as published)

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