Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec The changing landscape of Canadian metropolitan areas
Ottawa–Gatineau, Quebec

Highlights

• At the CMA level, built-up area increased from 67 km² in 1971 to 328 km² in 2011, an increase of 391%.
• At the CMA-E level, built-up area increased from 77 km² in 1971 to 463 km² in 2011, an increase of 505%.
• In 2011, the natural and semi-natural land class was divided into forest (85%), water (12%) and other (3%).
• From 1971 to 2011, 72 km² of arable land and 168 km² of natural and semi-natural land were lost to settled area.
• Of the natural and semi-natural land converted to settled area from 1971 to 2011, 63.7% was forest, 21.1% was natural land for pasture and 15.2% was classed as other.
• Population in the CMA increased by 93% from 162,709 to 314,501 between 1971 and 2011.
• The number of dwellings in the CMA increased by 246% from 41,176 to 142,269 between 1971 and 2011.

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