BELGIAN SOCIETY IN HISTORIC CENSUSES
Industrial census 1896
Explanation
Of all the industrial censuses that ever took place in Belgium, the census of 1896 is very special. It was the first census to provide a rather reliable summary of the different industries in every locality of the kingdom. Those looking for hard information about local industries, cottage industries in the countryside, ancient professions that have now disappeared or about the general economic development of Belgium will find what they are looking for in this source.