Chertsey, Quebec

Chertsey is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Matawinie in Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative region of Lanaudière.

Chertsey
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Matawinie RCM
Chertsey Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°55′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	November 13, 1991
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jocelyn Gravel
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Rousseau
Area [2][3]
• Total	301.70 km2 (116.49 sq mi)
• Land	286.05 km2 (110.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	5,295
• Density	18.5/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	12.8%
• Dwellings	4,255
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 3K0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-125 R-335
Website	chertsey.ca

The diocesan shrine Mary Queen of Hearts (Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs) is in Chertsey.^[4]

Lake Beaulac, the lake with the highest elevation in Lanaudière, was annexed by the municipality in 1991.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Chertsey, Quebec^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	2,908	—
1996	3,853	+32.5%
2001	4,112	+6.7%
2006	5,006	+21.7%
2011	4,836	−3.4%
2016	4,696	−2.9%
2021	5,295	+12.8%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,720 (total dwellings: 4,255)

Language

Mother tongue:^[6]

• English as first language: 3.1%
• French as first language: 92.6%
• English and French as first language: 1.8%
• Other as first language: 2.2%

Education

Centre de services scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

• École de Saint-Théodore-de-Chertsey^[7][8]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon^[9][10]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[11][12]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269410". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62047". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Chertsey census profile
4. Sanctuaire diocésain Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
6. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Chertsey community profile
7. "Établissements scolaires". Centre de services scolaire des Samares (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
8. "de Saint-Théodore-de-Chertsey Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
9. "About". Rawdon Elementary. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
10. "Rawdon Elementary Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
11. "JHS". Joliette High School. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
12. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Chertsey, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• (in French) Municipalité de Chertsey Official website