   right|200px|thumb|york street in the byward market right|200px|thumb|the byward market provides fresh produce throughout the warm months byward market (sometimes called by ward market, byward market or simply the market, marchÃ© by in french) is a district in lower town (ottawa, ontario) located east of the government & business district, surrounding the market buildings and open-air market on george, york, byward and william streets. the district is bordered on the west by sussex drive and mackenzie avenue, on the east by cumberland street. it stretches northwards to cathcart street, while to the south it is bordered by rideau street.byward market business association the name refers to the old 'by ward' of the city of ottawa ('by' deriving from the surname of the engineer, colonel john by, who was the area's original surveyor). the district comprises the main commercial part of the historic lower town area of ottawa. according to the canada 2011 census, the population of the area was 3,063.population calculated by combining dissemination area 35060252, 35060251, 35061789, 35061790, 35061788 and dissemination blocks 3506025306, 3506025505, 3506025405 and 3506025406 and removing 3506178812 the market itself is canada's oldest continuously operating farmers' market, regulated by the city of ottawa's markets management group, which also operates the smaller west-end parkdale market. the market building is open year-round, and open-air stalls are operated in the warmer months offering fresh produce and flowers. ==neighbourhood== right|300px|thumb| map of the east-end of downtown ottawa  traditionally, the byward market area has been a focal point for ottawa's french and irish communities. the large catholic community supported notre dame cathedral, one of the largest and oldest roman catholic churches in ottawa. the shape of the cathedral was taken into account in the design of the national gallery of canada, which was built across sussex drive. the byward market has constantly been an area of fluid change, adapting to the increasingly cosmopolitan nature of downtown ottawa, as well as trends in canadian society as a whole. recently, a multitude of restaurants and specialty food stores have sprouted around the market area, making this neighbourhood one of the liveliest in ottawa outside of normal business hours. a four block area around the market provides the most dense concentration of eating places, bars and nightclubs in the national capital region. the areas beyond this zone also offer bo
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