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Les GolfsGatineau

TownGrade

B⁺

#687 of 2,556

Population 15,842: a neighbourhood in Gatineau. It is one of 17 neighbourhoods of Gatineau.

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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population

15,842

people, Census 2021

Median age

37.9

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

73%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Les Golfs a good place to live?

Fewer journeys need a car (A−). Overall, Les Golfs earns a B+, which places it #249 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 70% of Canadian towns. Hazards are a real consideration (D). Homes were valued at a median $500,000 at the 2021 census, 4.1 times the typical household’s income. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B for health.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁻Walkability A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestDHazard risk

How Les Golfs grades

Each subject compares Les Golfs with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Les Golfs stand out

The 3 things Les Golfs does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$122,400 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 12% are 65 or over

Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

73% have a postsecondary qualification

Canadian towns centre on 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Golfs.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Les Golfs faces more hazards than 88% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Measured across the Outaouais health region: radon tests

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.12 per $1,000 of buildings, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Municipalité de Pontiac has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 2 studies on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Les Golfs13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.12	$0.14	$0.030

$0.12

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

9.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageLes Golfs’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.12 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: the city of Gatineau

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Les Golfs’ household incomes are higher than in 97% of Canadian towns

14%walk, cycle or take transit

The commute to work averages 28 min. The car took just over four in five commuters, below Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van82%

Public transit11%

Walk2%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	82%	90%	89%
Average trip	28 min	27 min	26 min

$122,400

median household income, 2020

47%

worked from home, May 2021

58%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLes Golfs’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

HealthHealth B

Les Golfs gets a B for health

55%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Quebec, 55% against 57%. Smoking takes in 17% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Women in the region live to 82.2 and men to 79.1, 80.7 years taken together (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Les Golfs’ is long: 5.3 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Les Golfs doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de l'Outaouais.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Les Golfs55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	17%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	80.7	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%

80.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLes Golfs’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.3 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.2, men 79.1 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Outdoors

Protected land around Les Golfs beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

17%of the land within 10 km protected

Count 40 protected areas within 10 km of town. 4.4 km out lies the largest, Rideau Canal National Historic Site, at 19,972 ha. Inside the neighbourhood itself, 18% of the land is protected. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Thousand Islands National Park, at 91 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Les Golfs17%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	17%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	18	10	4

91 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

29 km

to Burnt Lands Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageLes Golfs’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas40 protected areas within 10 km · Rideau Canal National Historic Site National & provincial parks91 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Rideau Trail - Ottawa Section

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

HousingCost of living B

In Les Golfs, a home and getting around cost just 21% of the median household’s income; the typical Canadian town spends 29%

$500,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 14% of the median household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Three quarters of households are owner-occupiers. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area, Les Golfs included.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Les Golfs$500,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$300,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	75%	70%	74%

$1,451

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageLes Golfs’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living4.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Renting$1,451 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters75% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Climate

Les Golfs has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year. A normal winter brings 185 cm of snow, between Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in June, at 95 mm. Gardeners get 158 frost-free days, from 30 April to 6 October.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.3°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	185 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	147	161	159
Precipitation a year	938 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

185 cm

of snow a year

147

days with frost a year

158

frost-free days, 30 Apr to 6 Oct

120

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLes Golfs’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −14.0°C Rain and snow938 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow185 cm of snow a year Weather station6.8 km to the station · Ottawa (City)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Ottawa (City))

Who lives here

More people in Les Golfs speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 70%

37.9median age

30% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.2% of residents, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Les GolfsQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification73%

Women and men · all residents

50.6% of Les Golfs’ residents are women

8,010 women and 7,825 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Les Golfs
	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	23%	17%	16%
15 to 64	65%	62%	64%
65+	12%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.6%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	73%	59%	56%

Full pageLes Golfs’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French70% speak both · 13% speak French but not English Ages37.9 median age · 12% are 65 or over Households5,760 households

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Expect November days around 6°C in Les Golfs, nights around −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

ECCC’s forecast for Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans) is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −9°C nights. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December−2°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−12°C	191 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	223 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	275 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	249 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Ottawa (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Each seat on Gatineau’s council stands for 15,310 residents, more than in 99% of Quebec municipalities

City council runs Les Golfs, and Gatineau’s mayor is Maude Marquis-Bissonnette.

Full pageLes Golfs’ town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentGreg Fergus council seats20

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

At 8.4 visits per person served, Gatineau public library is busier than 89% of Quebec’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Gatineau’s: Gatineau public library serves all 302,616 people of the city, Les Golfs among them.

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Places to belong1.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SafetySafety B⁻

Les Golfs gets a B− for safety

67Crime Severity Index

The force’s area logs 14.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 100, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 20.9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202368

202468

202567

2023–2025	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	20.9	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	14.9	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	100	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

45%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLes Golfs’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety67 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Les Golfs’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Les Golfs safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Gatineau service area

Schools

Around Les Golfs, 24 schools of 55 teach in English

55schools within 3 km

The largest is Nepean High School, with 1,270 students. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 6, higher than both Quebec’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (3). Within 3 km of Les Golfs are 41 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade.

School	Level	Students	System
Broadview Public School EnglishLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	865	English public
Nepean High School EnglishLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	1,270	English public
École primaire South Hull EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 55 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public27

English public19

English Catholic5

Independent2

French Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
School boards	6	2	3

1.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLes Golfs’ schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language24 of 55 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school55 schools within 3 km · 41 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade The boards6 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais Questions“What schools are there in Les Golfs?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Les Golfs: 17 historic places on Canada’s heritage registers

17historic places

On the list: 16 municipal citations and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. Its oldest building on the record is Ancienne église méthodiste d'Aylmer, from 1826. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1961 make up 7.4% of the stock, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings16

Among them

McConnell House 1874
Ancienne église méthodiste d'Aylmer 1826
Maison James-McConnell 1827
Maison Henry-Marshall-Fulford 1850

1826

oldest construction date on the record

7.4%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Les Golfs	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	7.4%	21%	18%

Full pageLes Golfs’ history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers17 historic places inside the town Older homes7.4% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Les Golfs have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Golfs

15pages on Les Golfs

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 67 Housing & costBHomes 4.1 × income Property pricesSchools55 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 80.7 in its region Work & commuteA⁻66% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors17% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.9 History17 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

National Gallery of Canada and 38 more in and around Les Golfs

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Les Golfs, the best known first.

All attractions →

Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada5 km outside town, to the northeast · 237K visitors a year (2014)

Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History4.3 km outside town, to the northeast · 1.3M visitors a year

MuseumCanadian War Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northeast

Big drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northeast · 500K visitors a year

MuseumBank of Canada Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northeast

ViewpointChaudière Falls2.9 km outside town, to the northeast

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Children's Museum: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chaudière Falls: Charles John Colville of Culross, 1818-1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Les Golfs

No notable person born in Les Golfs is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Dean DeBloisCanadian film director and screenwriter · born in Des Explorateurs · born 1970

Olivier HanlanCanadian basketball player · born in Des Explorateurs · born 1993

Isabelle DuchesnayFrench ice dancer · born in Des Explorateurs · born 1963

Rosina LawrenceAmerican actress · born in Westboro · 1912–1997

Maxim TissotCanadian professional soccer player · born in Des Explorateurs · born 1992

Jean GravelleCanadian ice hockey player · born in Des Explorateurs · 1927–1997

Photo credits

Dean DeBlois: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Isabelle Duchesnay: Uwe Langer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rosina Lawrence: produced by Fox Film Corporation and supplied to CINELANDIA magazine, Public domain · Maxim Tissot: Robin Glover, CC BY 4.0 · Jean Gravelle: Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Public domain

About Les Golfs

Neighbourhood in Gatineau

Statistics Canada counts Gatineau as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Les Golfs and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 15,842 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Gatineau
Census subdivision: 2481017

Les Golfs’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Lac-DeschênesDu PlateauDu ParcWestboroLaurentianDes ExplorateursLes Golfs

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Les Golfs	15,842	—	B⁺	B	B⁻	B
Lac-Deschênes	9,742	3	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B
Du Plateau	29,234	3.3	B⁻	C	B⁻	B
Du Parc	10,168	3.7	B⁻	C⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Westboro Ontario	12,899	4.1	B	D	C⁻	A⁺
Laurentian Ontario	11,133	4.2	B⁺	D	B⁻	A⁺
Des Explorateurs	31,128	4.3	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Les Golfs

Do people in Les Golfs speak French?

Yes: this is Quebec. 12.9% of residents speak only French and 70% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).

Is Les Golfs a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 37.9, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 23% of residents; over-65s, 12%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).