Chertsey, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

Coat of arms

Location within Matawinie RCM

46°10′N 73°55′W / 46.17°N 73.92°W / 46.17; -73.92^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionLanaudièreRCMMatawinieConstitutedNovember 13, 1991Government

^[2]

• MayorJocelyn Gravel • Federal ridingJoliette • Prov. ridingRousseauArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total301.70 km² (116.49 sq mi) • Land286.05 km² (110.44 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total5,295 • Density18.5/km² (48/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

12.8% • Dwellings

4,255Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0K 3K0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-125

R-335Websitechertsey.ca

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

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

Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

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

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon^[8]
Joliette High School in Joliette^[9]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269410". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62047". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Chertsey census profile
^ Sanctuaire diocésain Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Chertsey community profile
^ "de Saint-Théodore-de-Chertsey Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
^ "Rawdon Elementary Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
^ "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.