Chelsea, Quebec

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| name = Chelsea

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| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Old Chelsea QC.JPG

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| image_caption = Old Chelsea

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| image_map = Chelsea Quebec location diagram.png

| map_caption = Location within Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM

| pushpin_map = Canada Western Quebec

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in western Quebec

| coordinates = {{Coord|45|30|N|75|47|W|region:CA-QC_type:city|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Quebec

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Outaouais

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais

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| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = January 1, 1875

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Pierre Guénard

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Gatineau

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| area_total_km2 = 121.10

| area_land_km2 = 113.77

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| population_total = 8000

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = 71.0

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| population_blank1_title = Pop 2016-2021

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 15.8%

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| population_blank2_title = Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 3376

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| population_demonym = (none){{Cite news |last=Huston |first=Gabrielle |date=8 May 2025 |title=What Do You Call a Person from Chelsea? Municipality Taking Names |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/what-do-you-call-a-person-from-chelsea-municipality-taking-names-1.4906378 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510095719/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/what-do-you-call-a-person-from-chelsea-municipality-taking-names-1.4906378 |archive-date=10 May 2025 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=10 May 2025}}

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

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| postal_code = J9B 1C1

| area_code = 819

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Chelsea is a municipality located immediately north of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, and about {{convert|10|km}} north of Ottawa. Chelsea is located within Canada's National Capital Region. It is the seat of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality.{{Cite web |title=About MRC |url=https://mrcdescollinesdeloutaouais.qc.ca/en/the-mrc/about-mrc/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais |language=en-US}}

Its population was 8000 in the 2021 Canadian Census.{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Chelsea, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} The population of Chelsea is almost evenly divided between anglophones and francophones, with both official languages being spoken in roughly 70% of households.{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-07-13 |title=Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census - Chelsea (Census subdivision) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/page.cfm?lang=E&topic=6&dguid=2021A00052482025 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

The municipality has a reputation for being environmentally responsible,{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} and was one of the first in Canada to ban the use of pesticides. While 60% of the area consists of Gatineau Park, much of the rest of Chelsea is residential.

A sports complex, the Meredith Centre, was developed in 2012 next to Chelsea Elementary School. The complex hosts a hockey rink, community rooms, and soccer fields.{{Cite web |title=The Meredith Centre |url=https://www.centremeredith.ca/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Centre Meredith |language=en}} The mayor of Chelsea, QC is Pierre Guénard.{{Cite web |title=Council and Committees |url=https://www.chelsea.ca/en/your-municipality/council-and-committees |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Municipalité de Chelsea |language=en}}

Part of the film Grey Owl was shot on the Gatineau River. A number of regionally and nationally well-known{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} musicians, filmmakers, and artists live in Chelsea, including Ian Tamblyn.