History
Charette is named in honour of one of its first settlers, Édouard Charette, originally from Sainte-Ursule, who built a saw mill and flour mill around 1875. In 1910, the post office opened and in 1918, the Municipality of Charette was established when the Parish of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (formed in 1914) was incorporated. Its railway station identified the place with the English name of Charette's Mills for a period of time. On December 31, 2001, Charette was added to the Maskinongé RCM whenDemographics
Population trend: * Population in 2021: 1,034 (2016 to 2021 population change: 7.5%) * Population in 2016: 953 * Population in 2011: 993 * Population in 2006: 924 * Population in 2001: 941 * Population in 1996: 962 * Population in 1991: 968 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 485 (total dwellings: 519) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 99% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 1%List of mayors
The mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Charette has had fourteen mayors.Source: Patricia Adam, Deputy General Manager of the Municipality of Charette Officially, municipal elections in Charette are on a non-partisan basis.References
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