Aylmer, along the Ottawa River
Aylmer is the western Gatineau sector on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. This independent Neighbourhood Homes guide brings together sourced information about its neighbourhoods, schools, parks, shops and transport.
Ancien palais de justice et prison, 120, rue Principale, Aylmer Gatineau vue d'ensemble, façade arrière et côté gauche 11-d.na.civile-78-6923. Photo: Groupe de recherche en art du Québec, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Aylmer is a sector of Ville de Gatineau, Quebec, on the Ottawa River’s north shore opposite Ottawa. Its historic core grew around a landing and a road that bypassed river rapids. The wider sector includes neighbourhoods shaped by industrial, agricultural and summer-resort development. Daily destinations include rue Principale’s Lucy-Faris Library and parc des Cèdres, while STO links Aylmer with the downtowns of Hull and Ottawa. By car, downtown Ottawa (Parliament Hill) is about 13.4 km away, roughly 20 minutes in free-flowing traffic (OSRM estimate).
Updated · Facts on this page link to their sources
Aylmer, up close
Where it starts and ends, how it grew, and what is nearby.
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Parks & trailsParks, trails and recreation
Parks, trails, rinks, libraries and recreation places, each with its source.
Updated October 2026
SchoolsEvery school, every board
English and French, public and Catholic: boards, grades and distances.
Updated October 2026
Shops & diningMain streets and everyday shops
Groceries, pharmacies, markets and everyday errands.
Updated October 2026- Transit
Getting around
Buses, highways, trails and drive times, with sources.
Updated October 2026 
MarketThe market, honestly
OREB's latest numbers for Ottawa, what they mean, and what they don't.
Updated October 2026
The area at a glance
The municipal Aylmer sector follows the territory of the former city of Aylmer, now part of Gatineau. It lies along the north shore of the Ottawa River in western Gatineau. Definitions vary when people mean the whole sector or only Vieux-Aylmer: the latter’s planning area is generally bounded by parc des Cèdres to the west, parc Paul-Pelletier to the east, rue North and chemin Eardley to the north, and boulevard de Lucerne to the south. These are Vieux-Aylmer planning limits, not the limits of the whole sector.
The market, honestly
Citywide Ottawa figures from OREB's monthly MLS® report, for context. Aylmer is outside the City of Ottawa, so they do not describe its market.
- $705,100Single-family benchmark price (MLS® HPI)Nearly unchanged from Sept 2025; down 3.0% from August
- 4.4Months of inventory, single-familyAll homes: 4.8, up from 4.1 a year earlier
- $685,640Average sale price, all homesDown 1.0% from Sept 2025
- 1,010Homes sold in SeptemberDown 6.6% from Sept 2025
Figures for September 2026, released October 5, 2026 · Source: oreb.ca
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
Is Aylmer a good place to live?
Aylmer has riverfront recreation at parc des Cèdres, a public library on rue Principale and STO bus connections with downtown Hull and Ottawa. English public schools are listed by the Western Québec School Board, and French public schools by the Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l’Outaouais.
As of 2026-10-30 · tourismeoutaouais.com gatineau.ca
Where is Aylmer?
Aylmer is a sector in western Gatineau, Quebec, on the north shore of the Ottawa River opposite Ottawa. Its municipal sector corresponds to the former city of Aylmer, which became part of the present Ville de Gatineau in 2002.
As of 2026-10-30 · en.wikipedia.org www3.gatineau.ca
How far is Aylmer from downtown Ottawa?
By road, Aylmer's centre is about 13.4 km from Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa, roughly 20 minutes by car in free-flowing traffic (OSRM routing estimate). A road approach to downtown Ottawa is through Hull to the Portage Bridge, which links boulevard Maisonneuve with Wellington Street. The Champlain Bridge is another Ottawa crossing from Aylmer, reaching Island Park Drive.
As of 2026-10-30 · router.project-osrm.org gatineau.ca
What schools serve Aylmer?
Aylmer’s English public schools include Eardley, Lord Aylmer and South Hull elementary schools, followed by Symmes Junior High and D’Arcy McGee High School. French public options in the CSSPO network include École du Vieux-Verger and École des Trois-Portages, with secondary schools including Grande-Rivière, de la Nouvelle-Ère and de la Cité. The school serving a household must be confirmed using its address, language eligibility and programme requirements.
As of 2026-10-30 · westernquebec.ca csspo.gouv.qc.ca
What are homes like in Aylmer?
Aylmer includes historic neighbourhoods and residential areas developed from former rural and summer-resort landscapes. For Vieux-Aylmer specifically, Gatineau documents detached and semi-detached houses, row houses, duplexes and apartments, with 37.9% of occupied private dwellings built in 1960 or earlier in the 2021 data. That percentage describes the Vieux-Aylmer study area, not the whole sector.
As of 2026-10-30 · gatineau.ca gatineau.ca
How do you get downtown from Aylmer by transit?
Take an STO service towards downtown Hull or Ottawa; the agency describes several Aylmer rush-hour routes travelling through Hull to Ottawa. Routes 55 and 59 appear in STO’s current information with Ottawa/Centre Rideau destinations. Use the current trip planner for the exact address and travel time, since the required route or transfer depends on the departure.
As of 2026-10-30 · sto.ca