The square and the surrounding streets were, at the end of the 19th century, a neighbourhood of painters' studios and literary cafés of which the most renowned was the Nouvelle Athènes (New Athens).
19世纪末，皮加勒广场及附近街道，是画家工作室和文学咖啡馆的街区，其中最为著名的是“新雅典”（Nouvelle Athènes）。