History of a street · 1030 Schaerbeek

Rue Victor Hugo

In Dutch: Victor Hugostraat

Rue Victor Hugo, in Schaerbeek, has 139 buildings on the Atlas map, for 153 addresses. The best-represented period runs from 1914 to 1944, with 55% of the buildings, but the street was built in several stages. 41% appear before 1914.

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When the street was built

before 14000
1400 – 15990
1600 – 16990
1700 – 17990
1800 – 18490
1850 – 18790
1880 – 191357
1914 – 194476
1945 – 19695
1970 – 19890
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 57: 1899. 17 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: Arts and culture
Named in: 1910

Victor-Maire Hugo (1802-1885) est un écrivain français réputé qui habita quelques années à Bruxelles. (remark in French, as published)

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