Lower Town
Lowertown (French: Basse-Ville) is a district in the central area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to the east of downtown. It is bounded roughly by Rideau Street to the south, Sussex Drive and Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the west, and the Rideau River to the east. It includes the commercial Byward Market area in the south-western part, and is predominantly residential in the north and east.
It was historically French Canadian and Irish (as opposed to English and Scottish Upper Town, a term no longer in use) and its total population today is roughly 11,377 people (2006 census).
Read more about Lower Town: Ethnic Diversity, Post-War Urban Upheaval
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