Cerny, Essonne

Cerny

The town hall of Cerny

Coat of arms
Cerny

Coordinates: 48°28′35″N 2°19′45″E / 48.4763°N 2.3291°ECoordinates: 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 La Ferté-Alais
Intercommunality Val d'Essonne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Claire Chambaret-Grzeskowiak
Area1 17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,312
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
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.

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

Cerny 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-Allais, including an airplane museum.[1]

Inhabitants of Cerny are known as Cernois.

Architectural Heritage

Saint-Pierre church in XIII century was awarded as historical monument the 10th February 1948 Château de Villiers: the castle of Villiers is given by François I to Jean de Selve, after de Selve negotiated the Madrid treaty in 1526

Famous or important people from this commune

See also

References

  1. ↑ Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis website

External links

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