Centre sector · Established 1885
Eau Claire
A 0.5 km² centre city community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by a business improvement area.
About
26% of the ground is under tree canopy and 44% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
3 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Parks, paths and trees
6.1 km of pathways and trails and 2.2 km of bike routes. The city counts 2,213 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1880s
Established 1885
- 1900s
- Eau Claire & Bow River Lumber Co. · Vernacular1903
- 1910s
- Trinity Lutheran Church · Vernacular1910
- Graphic Arts (Western Printing) Building · Edwardian Commercial1911
- 1940s
- Eau Claire Smokestack1947
4 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- An Auspicious Find · Lori SobkowichPrince's Island Park
- Delta Garden + The City Unseen · Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne GarrettWest Eau Claire Park
- Untitled · Ben McleodPrince's Island Park
Community association
Eau Claire Community Association · Calgary Downtown Association (CDA) BIA
Compared with Calgary
- 25.6%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 44.2%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 7.1%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 6.1 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 2.2 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
59 building permits and 4 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $13.6M.
Housing stock
The city lists 57 licensed short-term rentals.
Eau Claire — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Eau Claire in?
- Eau Claire is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Eau Claire on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Eau Claire boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is Eau Claire?
- Eau Claire covers about 0.5 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Eau Claire?
- Eau Claire borders Chinatown, Downtown Commercial Core, Downtown West End, and Sunnyside.
- Does Eau Claire have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Eau Claire is served by the Calgary Downtown Association (CDA) BIA.
- How many historic resources are in Eau Claire?
- Eau Claire has 4 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Eau Claire good for walking and cycling?
- Eau Claire has 2.2 km of bike routes and 6.1 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Eau Claire have public art?
- Eau Claire has 3 public artworks.
- What is for sale in Eau Claire?
- Every home for sale in Eau Claire is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.
- https://lsgslertatrfxovznkpt.supabase.co/rest/v1/community_boundaries?comm_code=eq.EAU
- https://lsgslertatrfxovznkpt.supabase.co/rest/v1/community_census?community_code=eq.EAU
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eau_Claire,_Calgary
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Bridge_(Calgary)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince%27s_Island_Park_(Calgary)
- https://www.heritageinspiresyyc.org/heritage-places/communities-eau-claire/
- https://www.eauclaireca.com/
- https://www.eauclaireca.com/events
- https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/eau-claire-plaza.html
- https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/eau-claire-station.html
- https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/downtown-flood-barrier.html
- https://www.calgary.ca/parks/eau-claire-plaza.html
- https://www.calgary.ca/parks/princes-island-park.html
- https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/green-line-for-riders/green-line-stations/green-line-station.html?stid=3
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/eau-claire-plaza-renovation-1.7574622
- https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7133957
- https://globalnews.ca/news/10334945/eau-claire-market-closure-and-demolition-dates-confirmed/
- https://globalnews.ca/news/11267577/calgary-reimagined-eau-claire-plaza-opening/
- https://www.canadianarchitect.com/dialogs-eau-claire-plaza-officially-opens-in-calgary/
- https://www.avenuecalgary.com/things-to-do/newly-revitalized-eau-claire-plaza-calgary/
- https://livewirecalgary.com/2025/06/30/preview-47-million-eau-claire-plaza-reopens-to-public/
- https://www.creb.com/News/CREBNow/2021/March/eau_claire/
- https://www.renewcanada.net/downtown-flood-protection-improvements-complete-in-calgarys-eau-claire-area/
- https://harvard.ca/portfolio/property-overview?property_name=eau-claire-market-1
- https://eauclairemarket.com/transformation/
- https://www.calgaryfolkfest.com/
- https://www.walkscore.com/CA-AB/Calgary/Eau_Claire
- https://www.calgaryhomefinder.com/blog/calgarys-10-most-walkable-neighbourhoods/
- https://www.bestcalgaryhomes.com/condo-building-search/the-concord/