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Gatineau

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Also known as Ville de Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, Gatineau, QC, Gatineau Mills

Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. 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.

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Gatineau is a city in southwestern Quebec located directly across the Ottawa River from Ottawa, Ontario, and serves as the largest city in Quebec's Outaouais region. With a population of over 291,000 as of 2021, it is Quebec's fourth-largest city and part of Canada's National Capital Region, contributing to the Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area, which is the fourth largest in Canada.

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Gatineau
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Ville de Gatineau
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Clockwise from top left: Canadian Museum of History, downtown, Ottawa River, Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, and Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville.
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Flag of Gatineau (2024).jpg
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Logo
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G-town
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Fortunae meae, multorum faber ("Maker of my fate and that of many others")
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Location of Gatineau (red) with adjacent municipalities
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Canada Quebec
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Location of Gatineau in Quebec
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Canada
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Encyclopedic overview

36 sections
Contents
  • Toponomy
  • History
  • Geography
  • Hydrography
  • Climate
  • Metropolitan area
  • Amalgamation
  • Neighbourhoods
  • Demography
  • Ethnicity
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Immigration
  • Economy
  • Arts and culture
  • Shopping
  • Arenas and Performing arts
  • Festivals
  • Music
  • Parks
  • Sports
  • Government
  • Police and law enforcement
  • Crime
  • Infrastructure
  • Public transport
  • Roads
  • Education
  • Campus médical Outaouais
  • Key roads
  • Media
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. 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.

Gatineau is coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of the same name, whose geographical code is 81. It is the seat of the judicial district of Hull.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gatineau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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