Charette, Quebec
Charette is a municipality of about 1000 people located in Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. 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 when Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie Regional County Municipality was dissolved. Demographics. Population trend: Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 485 (total dwellings: 519) Mother tongue: List of mayors. The mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Charette has had fourteen mayors. Officially, municipal elections in Charette are on a non-partisan basis. External links.