Hull has a number of older neighbourhoods, both in the Downtown
area (east of the Brasserie Creek) and west of it in Wrightville.
Established neighbourhoods are further north of St Raymond with
homes there dating back to the 1960s and 70s. There are some
pretty communities close to the Ottawa River, around the Université
du Quebec à Hull, including Tetreau, Jardins Mackenzie
King and Jardins Alexandre Taché. Further to the west
is Manoir des Trembles, with over two thousand homes built in
the 1980s and 90s, with prices ranging from $90,000 up to $350,000.
Further north, and nudging against Gatineau Park, is the new
community of du Plateau, which was developed mostly in the 1990s,
with another 3500 homes planned over the next decade or so.
To the north end of the city is the Hautes-Plaines area and
the community of Chelsea, where you can buy single-family detached,
semi-detached and multi-family homes for prices ranging from
$90,000 up to $350,000.
Hull has 2 public and 5 Catholic elementary schools, a Catholic
high school, a University, a CEGEP, and two public libraries.
It is also close to the downtown Ottawa campus of the U of O.
The area has a number of shopping malls clustered along St.
Joseph Boulevard.
There is lots of recreation in the area, focused primarily
on all the activities in Gatineau Park which include swimming,
camping, biking, skiing, hiking and snowshoeing, plus boating
along the Gatineau River and in Leamy Lake (which also has a
beach). The community also has 2 ice arenas and an outdoor pool.
For the passively minded, there is a cinema, several museums,
a performing arts centre and the Casino du Lac-Leamy (former
Casino de Hull). In the winter, there is outdoor ice skating
on the frozen Brasserie Creek.
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