History of a street · 1000 Brussels

Rue Vilain XIIII

In Dutch: Vilain XIIII-straat

Rue Vilain XIIII, in Brussels, has 27 buildings on the Atlas map, for 29 addresses. It was mostly built between 1880 and 1913: 89% 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 – 18790
1880 – 191324
1914 – 19440
1945 – 19691
1970 – 19891
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 30: 1894. 20 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: 1879

Charles Vilain XIIII (1803-1878) était vicomte, membre du Congrès national, président de la Chambre des représentants, ministre et ministre d'Etat. (remark in French, as published)

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

Further reading: City of Brussels Archives