History of a street · 1050 Ixelles

Rue Volta

In Dutch: Voltastraat

Rue Volta, in Ixelles, has 9 buildings on the Atlas map, for 15 addresses. No period dominates: the street mixes buildings from 5 periods, from the 1880s to the 1990s. 11% 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 – 19131
1914 – 19443
1945 – 19692
1970 – 19892
1990 – 20091
since 20100

The oldest building dated by the heritage inventory is at no. 6A: 1911. 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: Scientists
Named in: 1914

Alessandro Volta (1745-1825) était physicien italien et conçu la pile électrique. (remark in French, as published)

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