How walkable is Gay Village?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Gay Village has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Montréal, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,456 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Gay Village. The nearest grocery is Bocobistro, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Les marchés Verreault et Normandeau7 min
- IGA7 min
- Steak House Village1 min
- Mozza Pâtes & Passions1 min
- Mistr Bear1 min
- Huiles Essentielles doTERRA with Mia1 min
- Tim Hortons1 min
- Second Cup Café1 min
- RBC Royal Bank ATM2 min
- BMO Bank of Montreal6 min
- Parc Charles-S.-Campbell4 min
- Parc Raymond-Blain5 min
- École Marguerite-Bourgeoys12 min
- Ecole de Français Richard Chabot Enr15 min
- Renaud-Bray4 min
- Librairie Marché du Livre9 min
- Belle et Bum2 min
- Le Date2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Gay Village at 45.5194, -73.5550. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 109 street intersections per km², and blocks average 95 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Gay Village
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Gay Village. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Montréal
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Old Montreal | 1.8 km | 97 |
| Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | 3.5 km | 81 |
| Outremont | 4 km | 86 |
| Côte-des-Neiges | 5.8 km | 85 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Montréal page.
Questions about walking in Gay Village
Is Gay Village walkable?
Yes. Gay Village in Montréal has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Gay Village more walkable than the rest of Montréal?
Gay Village is more walkable than Montréal as a whole: it scores 94, against 82 for the 5 km around Montréal's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Montréal neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Montréal?
Of the 5 Montréal neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Old Montreal (97), Gay Village (94) and Outremont (86).
How is the walkability score of Gay Village calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Gay Village it is the average of 58 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.