FOUNDATION OF THE FREE COMMUNE OF ILOT SACRE
During the year 1964, some members of the association suggested creating
an entity inspired by the "Commune Libre du Vieux
Montmartre" in
order to establish a more smooth relationship with the various official
instances and to be acknowledged more officially by having the advantages
of a legal personality. The idea was well received and on the general
meeting on the 1st of March 1965, the folkloristic association
"Ilot Sacré number 1" changed its name to "Commune Libre
de l'Ilot Sacré" and thus became a non-profit association of which
the approved statutes were published in the "Moniteur Belge"
(the Belgian law gazette) on the 11th of May 1967.
The
foundation of the Ilot Sacré has had remarkable results : since the
association was founded, some fifty houses have been restored in the
"italian-flemish" style that has determined the charm and
harmony of our old quarter for ages. Carefully protected from the
architectural anarchy that has substantially distorted the city of
Brussels, our area is now considered as the most typical, picturesque and
lively quarters of the European capital. Moreover, because of its
impressive number and variety of restaurants, the Ilot Sacré has also
acquired the name of "ventre de Bruxelles" ("the belly of
Brussels") through the years.
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