Cerny, Essonne

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-Alais, including an airplane museum.

Population

Inhabitants of Cerny are known as Cernois in French.

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, widow of Sadi Carnot, 4th president of the Third Republic. She died in Château de Presles.
Philippe Clay, singer and actor who lived there