| Cerovlje | |
| Official Name: | Cerovlje Municipality Općina Cerovlje |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Coordinates: | 45.2781°N 14.01°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Istria |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Municipal mayor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 105.6 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 5.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 1453 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 197 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 52402 |
| Area Code: | 52 |
Cerovlje (Italian: Cerreto) is a village and a municipality in Istria, Croatia.
Many ancient towns and decayed castles (Belaj, Posert, Paz, Gologorica, Gradinje) can be found in its territory. Almost every town or castle in Cerovlje is on top of a hill, from where they could see enemies from a farther distance. During the Middle Ages (under the reign of the Holy Roman Empire), the people of Cerovlje also built many churches.
According to the 2021 census, its population was 1,453 with 197 living in the village proper.
The total population of Cerovlje was 1,667 in 2011.
The census of 2011 had recorded the following settlements:
| Population number according to the census[2] | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
| 3.585 | 3.707 | 3.954 | 3.993 | 4.185 | 4.378 | 4.405 | 4.780 | 3.834 | 3.607 | 3.049 | 2.485 | 2.024 | 1.815 | 1.745 | 1.677 | 1.453 |
Note: Emerged from old Pazin municipality. From 1857 until 1971 includes part of the data of Pazin.