Noël-Cerneux is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
The commune lies 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Le Russey near Morteau.
Cerneux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
The river Aubetin forms part of the commune's southern border.
The inhabitants are called Cernois.