Limoges is a community of 2,000 people (2016) in Prescott-Russell, in Eastern Ontario.

Understand

Limoges is one of several communities that make up The Nation township.

Get in

By car

From Highway 417 (Trans-Canada Highway), take exit 79 (Limoges Road). Limoges is 2 km to the north; Embrun is a comparable distance to the south.

By bus

• 417 Bus Line. Commuter bus service from Ottawa. Tickets must be purchased in cash from the bus driver. (updated Apr 2023)

See

• Gagnon Park, 1770 Calypso Road, Gagnon (5 km east of Limoges), villagegagnon@gmail.com. An historic site where you can find an authentic 1880s house used as a museum. (updated Jul 2018)

Do

• 1 Calypso Water Park, 2015 Calypso St (take Highway 417 to Limoges Road (exit 79) north, then take the first right and proceed 1 km), ☏ +1 613-443-9995. June: 10AM-5PM, July to late Aug: 10AM-7PM, late Aug to early Sep: 10AM-5PM. Canada's biggest theme waterpark: over 35 slides, 100 water games and 2 theme rivers. Half-day pass from 2PM or 3PM $40, day pass $50, parking $9, locker $9. Shuttle from Ottawa (July to mid-Aug) $15 return. (updated Jul 2018)
• Rodolphe Latreille Park. Baseball diamond, splash pad (June 1-Sep 30: daily 10AM-8PM), beach volleyball court, basketball court, tennis court, gazebo/restaurant, skate park, playground structures, lawn bowling/bocci/ croquet. (updated Jul 2018)
• Limoges Skating Rink, on Mabel Street near the Limoges Road intersection (next to the Annexe St-Viateur). The rink is open during the summer season for roller skates sports as the surface is paved. (updated Jul 2018)

Eat

• New Bun Key Restaurant, 126 Ottawa St, ☏ +1 613-443-2865. W-M 5PM-9:45PM. Chinese and Canadian food. (updated Jul 2018)
• 1 Boboul Restaurant & Pizza, 525 Limoges Rd, ☏ +1 613-443-3616. M-W 6AM-9PM, Th-Sa 6AM-9:30PM, Su 7AM-7PM. (updated Jul 2018)
• Joe's Pizza Shop, 550 Limoges Rd, ☏ +1 613-443-3320. Daily 11AM-9:30PM. Pizza, salad, fried chicken. (updated Jul 2018)
• The Purple Rooster, South Indian Drive, ☏ +1 613-220-7687. Fast food restaurant (updated Jul 2018)

Sleep

• Kittawa Camping, 651 Limoges Rd (at Exit 79 off the 417 Trans-Canada Highway), ☏ +1 613-443-3040. For tents, vans, or any size of RV. Hot tubs, heated in-ground pool, fresh water lake. Paddleboats and kayaks available for rent. playground, woodland trails, hundred-acre forest. Baseball diamond, petanque (bocce ball) pitch, darts, bridge, cribbage, sandbags. Movies under the stars on a giant outdoor screen. Line dancing on Friday nights. “Chez Stan’s” Restaurant (7AM-7PM). RVs $35-63 plus tax per night, tents $28-31. (updated Jul 2018)

More accommodation is available in Embrun.

Connect

• Post Office, 532 Limoges Rd. M-F 8:30AM-noon, 2PM-5:45PM; Sa 9AM-noon. (updated Jul 2018)

Go next

Routes through Limoges

Ottawa ← Embrun ←

W  E

→ Jct S → Vankleek Hill → Montreal