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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.

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	Route 125 Route 335
Website	www.municipalite.chertsey.qc.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

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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

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

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

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