Cernay, Haut-Rhin

Cernay

*Sanna* (Alsatian)
*Sennheim* (German)
Cernay Sanna (Alsatian); Sennheim (German)
Commune
	The town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Cernay
	Cernay Cernay
	Coordinates: 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 (LR)
Area 1	18.04 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
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
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] ^ⓘ; 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.^[3]

Population

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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^[4]

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Verdens Gang, 2010-11-11,Frivillig til tjeneste i helvete (An interview of former soldier Bjørn Lindstad), pages 44,45: "Du gikk på SS-ideologiskole i Sennheim og beskriver detaljert i boken om raselære og jødehets. Ble du ideologisk påvirket? — Sikkert, det ville vært rart ellers. Senere erfarte vi at jøder ikke var slik propagandaen fremstilte dem."
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE