Chapeau, Quebec

It has been hypothesized that geography of the village vaguely resembles the shape of a hat with three flat edges, or the name may come from a rock in the Ottawa River in the form of a French military headgear.

[1] In 1883 the Chapeau hotel was built on Main Street by Agapit Maloney, which he owned and operated until 1918, when he died.

The restaurant-hotel was a local historic landmark, owned and operated by Fred Meilleur since the 1940s and was sold to a new owner, prior to the fire.

[3] A bridge carries Chemin Pembroke over the Ottawa River and Rapide du Chapeau.

Starting on January 4, 2021, Transcollines has provided a public transit service from Chapeau to Gatineau via Québec Route 148 on bus line 910.