It lies between Rue de Belleville, Rue Pixérécourt, Rue de Ménilmontant, and Boulevard de Belleville. However, for most Parisians, the district is much wider and covers the whole area of the former commune of Belleville, annexed by Paris in 1860. Historically a Jewish neighborhood, Belleville is now a cosmopolitan district where various cultures and traditions meet: Asian, African, Maghrebi, and more. It is also in this district that one of Paris's two Chinatowns can be found.