CharetteQuebec
It grew by 8% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. Home to 1,178 people, this town lies in Quebec.
Is Charette a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−). The weak point is jobs & income (C−). It is hard to get around without a car (C+). Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most Canadian towns (A−).
Charette has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Charette grades
Each subject compares Charette with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Charette has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Charette stand out
The 3 things Charette does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charette.
Renting in Charette costs 14% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
78% of households own their home, higher than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 78% | 70% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
The force covering Charette records less serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 61
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 44 over 2023–25, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 12.6 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. What’s more, violent crime in the area its police cover: 9.3 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 61 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 44 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 9.3 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Maskinongé MRC
Commuters in Charette travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Charette earns an A− for hazard risk
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.10 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Little of the land around Charette has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. No flood study for Charette is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.10 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region
Around Charette, 61% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town
Shared with the rest of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec: health survey and life expectancy
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 81.6 years on average (2022/2024): 83.3 for women, 79.9 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Charette’s is long: 16 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 61% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.6 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Snowy winters: about 274 cm a year in Charette, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Expect July highs of around 25.1°C in Charette. Snow peaks in December: 69 cm in a normal year. July is the wettest month, with 125 mm of rain and snow on average. Precipitation totals 1,101 mm a year, above both Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm).
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 274 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,101 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 145 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières)
A national park 19 km from Charette: La Mauricie National Park
The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 0.2%, below both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). The largest named area nearby is 04151R035 Biological Refuge, 120 ha, 6.4 km away. For a provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) lies 69 km off. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A normal November in Charette runs from −1°C to 5°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Shawinigan forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −9°C. Precipitation in November averages 88 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 24 cm over the month.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −12°C | 244 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | 0°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 15°C | 325 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 5°C | 285 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières); the forecast is on the Weather page
A 937-vote margin made Berthier—Maskinongé closer in 2021 than 96% of Canada’s ridings
The mayor of Charette is Claude Boulanger, who sits with 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Charette: the closest, Bibliothèque De Saint-Elie-De-Caxton, is 6 km away
The next is Bibliothèque De Saint-Barnabe (Saint-Barnabé), 6.3 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
21% of Charette’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, higher than both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children are 17% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.1% of Charette
In 2021 there were 495 women to 535 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Charette | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Charette’s teenagers travel 14 km to the nearest high school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Vallons - Notre-Dame-de-la-Joie - Notre-Dame-des- Neiges (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)In CharetteElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 14 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Before 1961: 44% of the homes in Charette
| Heritage | Charette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 44% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Charette
Garage de la Culture and 8 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Charette; with it, the best known within 40 km.
National park · Parks CanadaLa Mauricie National Park38 km northwest
MuseumMokotakan23 km northwest
MuseumLa Cité de l'Énergie15 km northeast
CathedralAssumption Cathedral30 km east
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet33 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- La Mauricie National Park: Marc-Lautenbacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mokotakan: Anne Ecuyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Cité de l'Énergie: Sylvain Perron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Charette
One notable person was born in Charette; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Aline Chrétien: Jean_and_Aline_Chretien.jpg : Presidential Press and Information Office derivative work: Jbarta, CC BY 3.0
About Charette
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Charette is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,178 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Maskinongé
- Census subdivision
- 2451080
Charette’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charette | 1,178 | — | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton | 2,062 | 4.5 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Boniface | 5,405 | 8 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Saint-Barnabé | 1,234 | 9.3 | — | A | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Paulin | 1,659 | 9.3 | — | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 10 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc | 1,598 | 17 | — | A | A− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Charette
Is Charette growing?
Yes: the census counted 953 in 2016 and 1,034 in 2021, a rise of 8.5%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,178.
Do people in Charette speak French?
French is the common language here.
What kind of homes are in Charette?
Single-detached houses make up 85% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 35% of households are one person, and the average is 2.1.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).