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Gatineau
City in Quebec, Canada

Gatineau

Gatineau is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada.

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It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, directly across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region of Quebec and is also part of Canada's National Capital Region. As of 2021, Gatineau is the fourth-largest city in Quebec with a population of 291,041. Gatineau is also part of the Ottawa-Gatineau census metropolitan area with a population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth largest in Canada.

Get in

Getting to Gatineau

Gatineau is just across the river from Ottawa, which is on the Trans-Canada Highway and offers rail connections to Toronto-Kingston and Montréal. An autoroute connects Gatineau directly to Montréal (A-50). Orléans Express. Service from Montreal. FlixBus. Service from Montreal and Laval. Autobus Gatineau. Commuter bus service from Wakefield, Gracefield, Maniwaki, and Grand-Remous.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Canadian Museum of History

    100 Laurier Street, Hull, toll-free: +1-800-555-5621.

  2. 02
    Domaine de la ferme Moore
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Les Olympiques

    Experience championship quality junior hockey in an intimate arena.

  2. 02
    Gatineau Park

    125 Rue de Carillon, toll-free: +1-800-465-1867.

  3. 03
    Casino du Lac-Leamy

    Run by the government of Quebec, the Casino du Lac-Leamy is the largest casino in the Ottawa-Gatineau area.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Le French Quarter

    80 Promenade du Portage,.

  2. 02
    Piz'za-za – restau bar à

    If pizza is not your thing the salads are also great.

  3. 03
    Le Troquet

    Bistro The érablière, cabane à sucre or maple sugar shack is a seasonal tradition across a wide region extending from southeastern Ontario to Québec's Eastern Townships.

How locals move

Getting around Gatineau the local way

  • Get inHowever, there is a tourist-oriented water taxi that runs between Ottawa and Hull for about $6 one way.

From Wikivoyage: Ottawa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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