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Cernay is a commune in France, situated within the Haut-Rhin department of the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Cernay and is located in the arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller. The town borders Uffholtz, Steinbach, Vieux-Thann, and Aspach-le-Haut. Its official postal code is 68700, and it has an area of 18.04 square kilometers.
The population of Cernay is recorded as 12,057, comprising 5,740 males and 5,825 females. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. It is located at an elevation of 301 meters and falls within the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Haut-Rhin
- Arrondissement
- Thann-Guebwiller
- Canton
- Cernay
- Intercommunality
- Thann-Cernay
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Michel Sordi ( LR )
- Area
- 18.04 km (6.97 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 12,057
- Density
- 668.3/km (1,731/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 68063 /68700
- Elevation
- 277–358 m (909–1,175 ft) , (avg. 295 m or 968 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Cernay ( French pronunciation: [sɛʁnɛ] ; Alsatian: Sanna; German: Sennheim) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
It is situated on the river Thur, 17 km northwest of Mulhouse.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cernay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.