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Cernex

Cernex
Sarné (Savoyard)
The war memorial in Cernex
The war memorial in Cernex
Coat of arms of Cernex
Map
Location of Cernex
Location within France
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°03′54″N 6°03′06″E / 46.065°N 6.0517°E / 46.065; 6.0517
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementSaint-Julien-en-Genevois
CantonLa Roche-sur-Foron
IntercommunalityCC Pays de Cruseilles
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Tissot[1]
Area
1
12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Highest elevation
857 m (2,812 ft)
Lowest elevation
407 m (1,335 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,184
 • Density93.52/km2 (242.2/sq mi)
DemonymCernexiens
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74052 /74350
Websitewww.cernex.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cernex (Savoyard: Sarné)[3] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Toponymy

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As with many polysyllabic Arpitan toponyms or anthroponyms, the final -x marks oxytonic stress (on the last syllable), whereas the final -z indicates paroxytonic stress (on the penultimate syllable) and should not be pronounced, although in French it is often mispronounced due to hypercorrection.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ TERREAUX, Louis (October 2012). Lexique Français - Francoprovençal du nom des communes de Savoie "Lé Kmoune in Savoué" (in French). ISBN 978-2-7466-3902-7.