Rouppe, Place/Rouppeplein

   Place Rouppe was inaugurated on 26 September 1841. Named in honor of the city's first burgomaster Nicolas Rouppe, the square is sited on a large meadow that was used as a place to dry the laundry of a nearby firm, the Blanchisserie de la Pierre bleue. On the south side of the square stood the first Gare du Midi—originally Gare des Bogards — that opened on 17 May 1840. Proximity to the train station made the square the nerve center for many early trams. The city's central bus station is located here.