Belair, Luxembourg

[2] The quarter is bordered in the east by the Boulevard Grande Duchesse Charlotte from the Place de l'Etoile to the Route d'Esch.

[5]: 20  Only approved wooden buildings were permitted, since these could easily and quickly be burned down by the garrison if the need arose.

[5]: 20  In 1792/94 the farm estates Daubenfeld and Jungblut (in existence since medieval times), the houses „bey Didlengesch“ (on the Avenue du X Septembre) as well as the chapel of the Holy Cross with a hermitage in the Val Sainte-Croix, were torn down.

[5]: 15  From 1953 to 1957, the parish church was constructed at the western end of the quarter, according to the plans of Laurent Schmit; this would later become the centre of Belair.

[5]: 15  Until then, the Chapelle du Christ Roi of the Jesuit Order, constructed in 1931 as designed by Hubert Schumacher, had served as the church of the upcoming quarter.

Crossing Avenue Guillaume and Avenue du X Septembre in Belair