Cernay
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The town hall | |
Coordinates: 47°49′N 7°11′E / 47.81°N 7.18°ECoordinates: 47°49′N 7°11′E / 47.81°N 7.18°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 (Jan. 2019)[2] | 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. |
Cernay (French pronunciation: [sɛʁnɛ] (listen); German: Sennheim; Alsatian: Sanna) 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.
The SS had an "ideology school" for their soldiers, where "race theory" was part of the curriculum.[3]