Find your neighbourhood in Gatineau
Gatineau is covered by 17 neighbourhoods, each with its own page. The most populous neighbourhood is Des Explorateurs, at 31,128. Its population has risen 5.2% since the 2021 count. The strongest overall grade in the city goes to Les Rapides, #318 among 2,556 nationally. The city’s neighbourhoods are strongest on walkability and weakest on hazard risk, against the country. A− or better is the overall grade of 2 neighbourhoods in the city. The weakest overall grade in the city belongs to Centre-Ville, ranked #2,260 of 2,556. Midway through the city’s neighbourhoods comes Des Explorateurs, placed #1,307 of 2,556.
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In national order: each neighbourhood is ranked in its province and across the country, not within the city.
17 towns · in national order
Gatineau’s neighbourhoods, list by list
Of the 13 lists that rank the neighbourhoods in Gatineau, Les Rapides leads 4, more than any other.
Questions about Gatineau
How do the biggest towns in Gatineau grade?
Des Explorateurs grades B− overall, with its best grade in walkability. Next in size, La Cité grades B−, best in walkability.
Is every town in Gatineau on TownRatings?
Yes: every neighbourhood of Gatineau has its page, listed here.
Why isn’t my town ranked?
Neighbourhoods are ranked in their province and nationally, not against each other within the city.
Photos: Les Golfs, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Du Plateau, Elena Tatiana Chis (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Lac-Deschênes, Ross Dunn (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Des Explorateurs, Cantons-de-l'Est (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Du Parc, Ross Dunn (CC BY-SA 2.0) · La Cité, Gaetan Veillette (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Du Moulin, Cantons-de-l'Est (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vallée-de-la-Lièvre, Sorcier du Lac (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Lac-des-Fées, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Centre-Ville, Jeangagnon (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026 · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population and population estimates. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).