Cernay, Haut-Rhin

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Cernay Sanna (Alsatian) Sennheim (German)
Commune
The town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Cernay
Cernay Location within France Show map of France Cernay Location within Grand Est Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 47°49′N 7°11′E / 47.81°N 7.18°E / 47.81; 7.18
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement	Thann-Guebwiller
Canton	Cernay
Intercommunality	Thann-Cernay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Sordi (LR)
Area 1	18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Highest elevation	358 m (1,175 ft)
Lowest elevation	277 m (909 ft)
Population  (2023)	12,057
• Density	668.3/km2 (1,731/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	68063 /68700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Second World War

The SS had an "ideology school" for their soldiers, where "race theory" was part of the curriculum.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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% 2023 12,057 +0.70% Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Haut-Rhin department

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