Cernești is a commune located in Maramureș County, within the Transylvania region of Romania. It serves as an administrative division composed of seven distinct villages.
The constituent villages of the Cernești commune include Brebeni (Brébfalva), Cernești, Ciocotiș (Csókás), Fânațe (Kővárfonác), Izvoarele (Balázsszeg), Măgureni (Nagyhegy), and Trestia (Kötelesmező).