Chertsey, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Location within Matawinie RCM
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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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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]
See also
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.
External links
Media related to Chertsey, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- (in French) Municipalité de Chertsey
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- Regional County Municipalities in Lanaudière:
D'Autray - Joliette
- L'Assomption
- Les Moulins
- Matawinie
- Montcalm
- Native Reserves: Manawan