Cernay-lès-Reims
Cernay-lès-Reims (French pronunciation: [sɛʁnɛ lɛ ʁɛ̃s], literally Cernay near Reims) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
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The town hall in Cernay-lès-Reims | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Cernay-lès-Reims | |
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| Coordinates: 49°09′19″N 4°03′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Marne |
| Arrondissement | Reims |
| Canton | Reims-8 |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Reims |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Bedek |
| Area 1 | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 1,508 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 51105 /51420 |
| Elevation | 96–217 m (315–712 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cernay-lès-Reims, along with the neighboring commune of Berru, is notable in the literature of paleontology as the site of a geologic formation (part of the Paris Basin) that has yielded a significant number of Paleocene-strata fossils.
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