Cerny, Essonne
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Cerny () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Essonne Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in
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in northern
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. It is 53 km South of Paris. It has an airfield named '' Aérodrome de Cerny - La Ferté-Alais'', including an airplane museum.Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis website
Inhabitants of Cerny are known as ''Cernois''.


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 Philippe Clay (7 March 1927 – 13 December 2007), born Philippe Mathevet, was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1.90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, C ...
(1927-2007), singer and actor who lived there


See also

* La Ferté-Alais Air Show *
Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website
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Mayors of Essonne Association
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