Meylan

Meylan (French pronunciation: ​[mɛlɑ̃]; Arpitan: Mèlan) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[2]

Meylan
Commune
The Avenue de Verdun, in Meylan
Coat of arms
Location of Meylan
Meylan
Meylan
Coordinates: 45°12′33″N 5°46′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonMeylan
IntercommunalityGrenoble-Alpes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Cardin
Area
1
12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
17,786
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38229 /38240
Elevation206–1,313 m (676–4,308 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793937—    
1806978+4.4%
18211,002+2.5%
18311,117+11.5%
18411,179+5.6%
18511,097−7.0%
18611,049−4.4%
18721,118+6.6%
18811,015−9.2%
1891905−10.8%
1901874−3.4%
1911911+4.2%
1921934+2.5%
YearPop.±%
19311,021+9.3%
19461,236+21.1%
19541,717+38.9%
19623,113+81.3%
19686,534+109.9%
197512,122+85.5%
198214,561+20.1%
199017,863+22.7%
199918,741+4.9%
200617,460−6.8%
201117,772+1.8%
201417,323−2.5%

Misuse of public money

In 2013, the newly reelected Mayor of Meylan Marie-Christine Tardy was brought to justice for unlawfully taking interest in an affair concerning her husband's remuneration.[3]

In 2016, she received a suspended sentence of 18 months in jail and 5 years of ineligibility. Her husband also received a suspended sentence, of 12 months in jail. Both paid fines of over €20,000.[4]

Education

There are five groups of preschools (écoles maternelles) and elementary schools: Béalières, Buclos/Grand Pré, Haut-Meylan, Maupertuis, and Mi-Plaine. There are two junior high schools, Collège des Buclos and Collège Lionel Terray, and a senior high school, Lycée du Grésivaudan.[5]

The École Compleméntaire de Grenoble (グルノーブル補習授業校 Gurunōburu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in the École Élémentaire Mi-Plaine.[6]

Economy

Inovallée is a science park located at Meylan.

Twin towns

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. INSEE commune file
  3. "La maire de Meylan mise en examen". July 24, 2013.
  4. "Isère: l'ex-maire de Meylan condamnée". April 5, 2016.
  5. "Scolarité / Etablissements." Meylan. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
  6. "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "Ecole Complementaire de Grenoble Ecole Elementaire Mi-Plaine 12 Rue des Aiguinarcls 38240 Meylan, FRANCE"


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