Rue Neuve or Nieuwstraat (in Dutch

Dutch language

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) is a pedestrian street in Brussels

Brussels

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' city center. It is the most popular shopping area in Belgium

Belgium

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 by number of shoppers. It runs between Place de la Monnaie

La Monnaie

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 in the south and Place Charles Rogier

Rogier metro station

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in the north.

The street used to be called rue Notre-Dame, after the Notre-Dame du Finistère church, which is now in the middle of the retail district.

Rue Neuve has the second highest rents of any street in Belgium, at 1,600 €/square metre/year.