Centretown is a neighbourhood in
Somerset Ward, in central
Ottawa,
Canada. It is defined by the city as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the
Rideau Canal, on the south by the
Queensway freeway and on the west by
Bronson Avenue." Traditionally it was all of Ottawa west of the
Rideau Canal, while
Lower Town was everything to the east. For certain purposes, such as the census and real estate listings, the
Golden Triangle and/or
Downtown Ottawa (between Gloucester/Lisgar and the
Ottawa River) is included in Centretown and it is considered part of Centretown by the Centretown Citizens Community Association as well as being used in this way in casual conversation.