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Duc De Bourgogne

Bruges, Belgium

Built 1648 · Last completed renovation 1966

Duc De Bourgogne in Bruges was last renovated in 1966, and originally built in 1648. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.

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Data check

  • · Sources disagree on the opening year — under review

Renovation forecast · estimate

Likely due for renovation now

Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.

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Location

Satellite view · Bruges, Belgium

Timeline

  1. 1947

    Reopened post-WWII under the name 'Duc de Bourgogne' by Maurice De Clerck, follo

  2. 1966

    Van de Vijver family takes over from Maurice De Clerck upon his retirement.

How this score is computed

Chrono Score v1.1deterministic · reproducible · pure freshness, never mixed with stars
# sourced: last completed renovation in 1966
100 − 3.5 × 60 years = -110 → clamped to 5
= 0.5 / 10 · Tired

Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →

What changed in the 1966 renovation

Van de Vijver family takes over from Maurice De Clerck upon his retirement.
When De Clerck retired in 1966, the Van de Vijver family took over the business.source · retrieved 2026-08-19

Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.

Facts

Stars

3★

Built

Sourced

1648

Last completed renovation

Sourced

1966

Sources

Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.

Secondary · Renovation 1966weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-08-19view source →

When De Clerck retired in 1966, the Van de Vijver family took over the business.

Secondary · Built 1947weight 0.70 · retrieved 2026-08-19view source →

The first post-war owner, Maurice De Clerck, reopened the restaurant as the 'Duc de Bourgogne' (Duke of Burgundy).

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Frequently asked

When was Duc De Bourgogne built?+

Duc De Bourgogne (Bruges, Belgium) was built in 1648.

How old is Duc De Bourgogne?+

Duc De Bourgogne is 378 years old — it was built in 1648 and last renovated in 1966. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.

When was Duc De Bourgogne last renovated?+

Its most recent completed renovation was in 1966.

What is the Chrono Score of Duc De Bourgogne?+

Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 3-star rating.

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