Land For Sale in La Cité, Gatineau

La Cité is a fairly pleasant part of Gatineau for pedestrians; meeting day-to-day needs is easy by walking. Physically active home buyers will also be pleased with the reasonably bike-friendly character of La Cité. More specifically, the bicycling network is good, and it is a flat ride to most destinations. The favoured method to navigate this urban village is usually a car. It is convenient to come across a place to park, and most real estate listings are a short car ride from the nearest highway, such as Autoroute de l'Outaouais. However, La Cité is not an especially pleasant part of Gatineau for moving around by public transit. Thankfully, property owners can count on plenty of rapid transit stations on the Rapibus 800, Rapibus 400 and Pré Tunney. The urban village is served by about 10 bus lines, and bus stops are generally nearby.

It is very often practical for property owners in this part of the city to do groceries on foot. A limited number of restaurants and coffee shops are available as well. In terms of education, families will appreciate the proximity to daycares and primary schools, which are within walking distance from most, if not all, properties for sale in La Cité. On the other hand, parents may consider it difficult for their children to get to high schools as a pedestrian.

La Cité offers a calm atmosphere. The noise levels in La Cité are very low, as the streets tend to be very peaceful.

Around 40% of buildings are small apartment buildings, making it easy to find apartments in La Cité, whereas the rest are mainly single detached homes and townhouses. This part of Gatineau is primarily composed of two bedroom and three bedroom homes. Around two thirds of the properties in the urban village are occupied by homeowners whereas the rest are rented. This part of Gatineau did not experience a single building boom; the construction of new homes in La Cité was spread throughout many decades in the twentieth and twenty-first century.