diff --git a/ocitysmap2/index/indexer.py b/ocitysmap2/index/indexer.py
index c08240b..a249c8f 100644
--- a/ocitysmap2/index/indexer.py
+++ b/ocitysmap2/index/indexer.py
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
+import logging
+import locale
+
+from ocitysmap2.index import commons
+
+
+l = logging.getLogger('ocitysmap')
+
 
 class StreetIndex:
     def __init__(self, db, osmid, bounding_box, i18n, grid, polygon):
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@ class StreetIndex:
 
     def _humanize_street_label(self, street):
         return (self._i18n.user_readable_street(street[0]),
-                self._user_readable_label(street[1]))
+                self._i18n.user_readable_label(street[1]))
 
     def _humanize_street_list(self, sl):
         """Given a list of street and their corresponding squares, do some
@@ -70,12 +78,54 @@ class StreetIndex:
         current_category = None
         for street in sl:
             if not self._i18n.first_letter_equal(street[0][0], first_letter):
-                current_category = IndexCategory(street[0])
+                current_category = commons.IndexCategory(street[0])
                 result.append(current_category)
-            current_category.items.append(IndexItem(street[0], street[1]))
+            current_category.items.append(commons.IndexItem(street[0],
+                                                            street[1]))
 
         return result
 
+    def get_streets_nogrid(self):
+        """Get the list of streets in the administrative area if city
+        is defined or in the bounding box otherwise. Don't try to map
+        these streets onto the grid of squares.
+
+        Returns a list of commons.IndexCategory objects, with their IndexItems
+        having no specific grid location
+        """
+
+        cursor = self._db.cursor()
+        l.info("Getting streets...")
+
+        intersect = 'true'
+        if self._polygon:
+            # Limit to the polygon
+            intersect = """st_intersects(way, st_transform(
+                                GeomFromText('%s', 4002), 900913))""" \
+                % self._polygon
+        elif self._bounding_box:
+            # Limit to the bounding box
+            intersect = """st_intersects(way, st_transform(
+                                GeomFromText('%s', 4002), 900913))""" \
+                % self._bounding_box.as_wkt()
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("No suitable bounding box provided")
+
+        query = """select distinct name
+                          from planet_osm_line
+                          where trim(name) != ''
+                                and highway is not null
+                                and %s
+                          group by name
+                          order by name;""" % intersect
+        cursor.execute(query)
+        sl = cursor.fetchall()
+
+        l.debug("Got streets (%d)." % len(sl))
+
+        return sl
+
+
     def get_streets(self):
         """Get the list of streets in the administrative area if city is
         defined or in the bounding box otherwise, and for each
@@ -108,4 +158,25 @@ class StreetIndex:
 
         sl = cursor.fetchall()
         l.debug("Got streets (%d)." % len(sl))
-        return self.humanize_street_list(sl)
+        return self._humanize_street_list(sl)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import os
+    import psycopg2
+    from ocitysmap2 import i18n, coords
+
+    db = psycopg2.connect(user='maposmatic',
+                          password='waeleephoo3Aew3u',
+                          host='localhost',
+                          database='maposmatic')
+
+    i18n = i18n.install_translation("fr_FR",
+                                    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                                                 "..", "..", "locale"))
+
+    idx_polygon = coords.BoundingBox(48.7097, 2.0333, 48.7048, 2.0462)
+    street_index = StreetIndex(db, None, None, i18n, None,
+                               idx_polygon.as_wkt())
+    sl = street_index.get_streets_nogrid()
+    ### print sl