Cerny (French pronunciation: [sɛʁni] (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 53 km South of Paris.
Cerny | |
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Commune | |
![]() The town hall of Cerny | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Cerny ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°28′35″N 2°19′45″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Étampes |
Canton | Étampes |
Intercommunality | Val d'Essonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claire Chambaret[1] |
Area 1 | 17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
Population | 3,337 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91129 /91590 |
Elevation | 52–152 m (171–499 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It has an airfield named Aérodrome de Cerny - La Ferté-Alais, including an airplane museum.[3]
Inhabitants of Cerny are known as Cernois.
Saint-Pierre Church, from the 13th century, officially became a historical monument 10 February 1948. Château de Villiers: François I gave the Villiers castle to Jean de Selve, after de Selve negotiated the Madrid treaty in 1526.
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