Lively and multicultural, this district has a lot of small, reasonably priced restaurants and French and exotic food stores. Working class and always buzzing, the Poissonnière district retains some of the atmosphere of the old suburbs of Paris, spiced up with a dash of multiculturalism. For many years it was occupied by religious orders, such as the Lazarists and the Filles-Dieu, but the district gradually became urbanized starting in the 18th century. The 19th century saw the arrival of pottery houses and glass houses (Baccarat, Saint-Louis).