Chertsey, Quebec
Chertsey | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Matawinie RCM | |
  Chertsey Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 73°55′W / 46.17°N 73.92°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | November 13, 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jocelyn Gravel |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Rousseau |
| Area | |
• Total | 301.70 km2 (116.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 286.05 km2 (110.44 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 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) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-125  R-335 |
| Website | chertsey |
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
[edit]Population
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
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Centre de services scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ "Établissements scolaires". Centre de services scolaire des Samares (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "de Saint-Théodore-de-Chertsey Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "About". Rawdon Elementary. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Rawdon Elementary Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "JHS". Joliette High School. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Chertsey, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- (in French) Municipalité de Chertsey Official website
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