Chertsey is a municipality in the regional county municipality of
Matawinie
Matawinie is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 55,500.
Subdivisions
There are 27 subdivisions within the RC ...
in
Quebec
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, Canada, located in the administrative region of
Lanaudière
Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population (2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census.
Geogr ...
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The diocesan shrine Mary Queen of Hearts (''Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs'') is in Chertsey.
Lake Beaulac
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, the lake with the highest elevation in Lanaudière, was annexed by the municipality in 1991.
Demographics
Population
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,720 (total dwellings: 4,255)
Language
Mother tongue:
[Statistics Canada 2021 Census ]
Chertsey community profile
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* 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 The Centre de services scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Canadian province of Quebec. operates Francophone public schools:
* École de Saint-Théodore-de-Chertsey
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal.
It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language sc ...
operates Anglophone public schools:
* Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon
* Joliette High School in Joliette
Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greater ...
Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5
" Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (SWLSB, french: Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, CSSWL) is a school board headquartered in Rosemère, Quebec in Greater Montreal.
It officially came into existence in July 1998 when English-language sc ...
. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
See also
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List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
External links
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Municipalité de Chertsey
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Lanaudière
Matawinie Regional County Municipality