Close your eyes and imagine... Where trams now run past busy shops, there was once woodland. The Dukes of Brabant and later monarchs came here to hunt. And that’s where the neighbourhood’s name comes from. 

But that’s only the first chapter. 

By the end of the 19th century, the landscape changes dramatically. Huge barracks, warehouses, hangars and other military buildings rise on what is still largely open land. For decades, thousands of soldiers live and work here, in what was once Brussels’ largest military district. 

Then the city takes over. 

Avenues appear. Houses are built. Shops settle down. People come to run errands or to catch a film on avenue de la Chasse.  At one point, several cinemas draw crowds to the neighbourhood. 

Today, La Chasse is a lively intersection. A popular, cosmopolite and bustling neighbourhood, where Etterbeek meets Ixelles and the European Quarter. Where students cross paths with longtime residents.  

You might pass through La Chasse every day by tram or bus without giving it a second thought. Yet, it’s much more than a stop. Behind this busy crossroads lies a neighbourhood that has never stopped reinventing itself.