Chertsey, Quebec

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.

Lake Beaulac, the lake with the highest elevation in Lanaudière, was annexed by the municipality in 1991.

Population
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,720 (total dwellings: 4,255)

Language
Mother tongue:
 * 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
Centre de services scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:
 * École de Saint-Théodore-de-Chertsey

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
 * Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon
 * Joliette High School in Joliette