Choosing Rawdon
The Municipality of Rawdon is the largest municipality in the Matawinie RCM, located in the heart of Lanaudière. It stretches from the lowlands of the St-Lawrence to the Laurentian Mountain range, thus providing it with a rich natural environment and a strategic geographical location. Lush nature only 60 minutes north of Montreal.
Choosing Rawdon also means choosing to join a diversified community that is both open and forward-looking. In this central municipality in northern Lanaudière, you will find all of the essential shops and services.
Working in Rawdon
It is certainly for the quality of life and proximity of services that we choose to work in Rawdon! The Municipality is enjoying economic growth, relying on more than 310 enterprises that provide over 3,400 jobs.
The sectors with the largest employers are manufacturing, tourism, restaurant, forestry and natural resources and health.
The Municipality of Rawdon is itself an employer of choice. Check for any job postings and you too can contribute to the Municipality’s quality of life.
Schools
We also choose Rawdon for the quality of the numerous schools found here. Rawdon has one private and three public primary schools, one public and one private secondary school, as well as a continuing education school for adults.
It is also possible to pursue college and university studies in schools located close to Rawdon, in the Lanaudière region.
Primary Schools
École Sainte-Anne
Contact
3790, Lac-Morgan Rd.
Rawdon (Quebec) J0K 1S0
Phone: 450 758-3701
École Saint-Louis
Contact
3763, Albert St.
Rawdon (Quebec) J0K 1S0
Phone: 450 758-3704
Rawdon Elementary School
Contact
3141, Queen St.
Rawdon (Quebec) J0K 1S0
Phone: 450 834-2427
École Marie-Anne – Private School
Contact
4567, Mont-Pontbriand St.
Rawdon (Quebec) J0K 1S0
Phone: 450 834-4668
Secondary Schools
École secondaire des Chutes
Contact
3144, 18th Avenue
Rawdon (Quebec) J0K 1S0
Phone: 450 758-3749
Collège Champagneur – Private School
Contact
3713, Queen St.
Rawdon (Quebec) J0K 1S0
Phone: 450 834-5401
The school boards servicing the Municipality of Rawdon are:
Centre de services scolaire des Samares
Phone: 450 758-3500
Sir Wilfrid-Laurier School Board (anglophone)
Phone: 450 621-5600
Daycare Centres
Since November 2015, parents from all over Quebec can register for subsidized childcare services in the province through LaPlace0-5.com.
Please note that the head of home childcare services in Rawdon is the Coordinating Office of CPE La Chenille inc.
CO - CPE La Chenille Inc.
750, de l’Église St., Chertsey (Québec) J0K 3K0
bcmatawinie@cpelachenille.org
450 882-2020
Centre de la Petite Enfance Éduc-Atout
3257, 9th Avenue
450 834-7575
Centre de la Petite Enfance Tirelou
3859, Queen St.
450 834-6118
Garderie éducative Les Savants Lionceaux Inc.
4100, Queen St.
450 834-4333
Garderie éducative Préma
4567, Mont-Pontbriand St.
450 834-4668
