Industrial Schaerbeek

The industrial revolution disrupted the pastoral life of Brussels and neighboring municipalities. Suddenly, the Brussels agglomeration became the country's leading industrial center. The most important companies established themselves along the "industrial crescent" that crosses the municipalities of Anderlecht, Molenbeek, and Schaerbeek. They settled along the canal and railway lines, essential transport routes for the development of their various activities. The municipality of Schaerbeek also saw the development of a prosperous activity zone near the railway embankment. La Fonderie invites you to walk through the neighborhood that connects the North Station and the Gare de Schaerbeek in search of its old factories and industrial wastelands to learn more about their current uses.