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Cernay, Haut-Rhin

Cernay
Sanne
The town hall
The town hall
Coat of arms of Cernay
Coat of arms
Cernay is located in France
Cernay
Cernay
Coordinates: 47°49′N 7°11′E / 47.81°N 7.18°E / 47.81; 7.18Coordinates: 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 Cernay et environs
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Sordi
Area1 18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 10,995
 • Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cernay (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.

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



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