Rue Neuve, Brussels

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Rue Neuve (in French)
Nieuwstraat (in Dutch)
Brussel Nieuwstraat.jpg
The Rue Neuve/Nieuwstraat in Brussels
Rue Neuve, Brussels is located in Brussels
Rue Neuve, Brussels
Location within Brussels
LocationCity of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
QuarterMarais–Jacqmain Quarter
Coordinates50°51′11″N 04°21′23″E / 50.85306°N 4.35639°E / 50.85306; 4.35639Coordinates: 50°51′11″N 04°21′23″E / 50.85306°N 4.35639°E / 50.85306; 4.35639

The Rue Neuve (French) or Nieuwstraat (Dutch), meaning "New Street", is a pedestrian street in central Brussels, Belgium. It runs between the Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein to the south and the Place Charles Rogier/Karel Rogierplein to the north.

The Rue Neuve and its close surroundings are the second most popular shopping area in Belgium by number of shoppers, after Meir in Antwerp.[1] It is served by the metro and premetro (underground tram) stations De Brouckère (on lines 1, 3, 4 and 5) and Rogier (on lines 2, 3, 4 and 6).

History[]

The street used to be called the Rue Notre-Dame/Onze-Lieve-Vrouwstraat, after the Church of Our Lady of Finistere, which is now in the middle of the retail district. It has been a centre of commercial activity since at least the end of the 19th century, and was known as a centre of luxury shopping early 20th century. The street was pedestrianised in 1975.[2]

Nowadays, the Rue Neuve has the second highest rents of any street in Belgium, at €1,600/square metre/year (the Meir shopping street in Antwerp ranks first, with 1,700 €/square metre/year).[3] However, it has been criticised by some for being too "boring" architecturally, uniformly "mass market", lacking in independent retailers, without variety of uses, and with very few residents.[2] The City of Brussels has plans to bring more residents to the street and to make it more "attractive".[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Meir klopt voor het eerst Nieuwstraat als drukste winkelstraat". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Mikolajczak, Charlotte (9 November 2013). "La rue Neuve leur appartient" (in French). La Libre. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ High streets – the rental hit parade 10 Mar, 2010
  4. ^ "Du solide pour une rue Neuve habitée !" (PDF). ARAU.org. Atelier De Recherche Et D'action Urbaines. Retrieved 4 June 2016.


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