| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Arrondissement | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois |
| Canton | La Roche-sur-Foron |
| Insee | 74052 |
| Postal code | 74350 |
| Mayor | Vincent Tissot[1] |
| Term | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays de Cruseilles |
| Coordinates | 46.065°N 6.0517°E |
| Elevation min m | 407 |
| Elevation max m | 857 |
| Area km 2 | 12.66 |
| Demonym | Cernexiens |
| Website | www.cernex.fr |
| Native name | Sarné (Savoyard) |
Cernex (Savoyard: Sarné)[2] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Toponymy
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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021.
- ^ 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.