Cerny, Essonne
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Cerny | |
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 The town hall of Cerny | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cerny | |
  Cerny  Cerny | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′35″N 2°19′45″E / 48.4763°N 2.3291°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 (2023)[2] | 3,531 |
| • Density | 206.1/km2 (533.9/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. | |
Cerny (French pronunciation: [sɛʁni] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 53 km South of Paris.
It has an airfield named Aérodrome de Cerny - La Ferté-Alais, including an airplane museum.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,200 | — |
| 1975 | 1,659 | +4.74% |
| 1982 | 2,258 | +4.50% |
| 1990 | 2,774 | +2.61% |
| 1999 | 3,066 | +1.12% |
| 2007 | 3,225 | +0.63% |
| 2012 | 3,332 | +0.65% |
| 2017 | 3,336 | +0.02% |
| 2023 | 3,531 | +0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Inhabitants of Cerny are known as Cernois in French.
Architectural heritage
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.
Notable people from this commune
- Cécile Carnot (1841-1898), widow of Sadi Carnot, 4th president of the Third Republic. She died in Château de Presles.
- Philippe Clay (1927-2007), singer and actor who lived there
