Cernay (French pronunciation: [sɛʁnɛ] (listen); German: Sennheim; Alsatian: Sanna) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Cernay
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Commune | |
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Location of Cernay ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 47°49′N 7°11′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haut-Rhin |
Arrondissement | Thann-Guebwiller |
Canton | Cernay |
Intercommunality | Thann-Cernay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Sordi[1] |
Area 1 | 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
Population | 11,476 |
• Density | 640/km2 (1,600/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) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is situated on the river Thur, 17 km northwest of Mulhouse.
The SS had an "ideology school" for their soldiers, where "race theory" was part of the curriculum.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,563 | — |
1975 | 9,342 | +1.25% |
1982 | 10,208 | +1.27% |
1990 | 10,313 | +0.13% |
1999 | 10,446 | +0.14% |
2007 | 11,118 | +0.78% |
2012 | 11,398 | +0.50% |
2017 | 11,565 | +0.29% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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