Chertsey, Quebec
Appearance
Chertsey | |
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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
[edit]- Media related to Chertsey, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- (in French) Municipalité de Chertsey Official website