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Gatineau · 2026

Gatineau’s neighbourhoods on 13 lists

National #1s lead none of these lists. 13 lists rank the 17 neighbourhoods in Gatineau. On the overall grade, Les Rapides comes first (A−). Les Rapides is #1 on 4 lists. Counting top-three places, Les Rapides leads with 8.

Each list ranks the neighbourhoods in Gatineau against one another; the letters compare every place with Canada’s towns. How grades work

Rankings

Every list for Gatineau’s neighbourhoods

Grouped by what they measure, each with its three best neighbourhoods.

Lists for all of Canada

Overall, and by size

Best places to live
  1. Les RapidesA−
  2. Des ValléesA−
  3. Les GolfsB+
All 17 →

Subject by subject

Most affordable
  1. Des ValléesA−
  2. Les RapidesA−
  3. Les GolfsB
All 17 →Safest
  1. Les RapidesB−
  2. Des ValléesB−
  3. Les GolfsB−
All 17 →Healthiest
  1. Lac-des-FéesB+
  2. Mont-BleuB+
  3. La CitéB+
All 17 →Jobs & income
  1. Hautes-PlainesA
  2. Des ValléesA
  3. Les RapidesA−
All 17 →Most walkable
  1. Lac-des-FéesA+
  2. Centre-VilleA+
  3. La CitéA+
All 17 →Lowest hazard risk
  1. Les RapidesD
  2. Des ValléesD
  3. Les GolfsD
All 17 →Civic life
  1. Les RapidesC+
  2. Des ValléesC+
  3. Les GolfsC+
All 17 →

Described: figures, no letters

Highest incomes
  1. Des Vallées$136,700
  2. Les Rapides$133,500
  3. Les Golfs$122,400
All 17 →Most historic
  1. Centre-Ville12
  2. Les Golfs11
  3. Des Explorateurs11
All 17 →Most bilingual
  1. Hautes-Plaines73.9%
  2. Les Rapides72.9%
  3. Du Parc71.8%
All 17 →Youngest
  1. Du Plateau33.3 years
  2. Bassin-de-la-Lièvre36 years
  3. Rivière-Blanche37.1 years
All 17 →Oldest
  1. Rivière-Gatineau47.3 years
  2. Lac-des-Fées44.8 years
  3. La Cité44.6 years
All 17 →
City by city

Neighbourhood rankings in other cities

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Photos: Les Golfs, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Lac-des-Fées, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0) · La Cité, Gaetan Veillette (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Centre-Ville, Jeangagnon (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Des Explorateurs, Cantons-de-l'Est (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Du Parc, Ross Dunn (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Du Plateau, Elena Tatiana Chis (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. 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).