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Meylan
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The Avenue de Verdun, in Meylan
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Location of Meylan | |
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Coordinates: 45°12′33″N 5°46′48″E / 45.2092°N 5.78°E / 45.2092; 5.78 | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Isère |
Arrondissement | Grenoble |
Canton | Meylan |
Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Cardin[1] |
Area
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| 12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)[2]
| 18,573 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
38229 /38240
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Elevation | 206–1,313 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. |
Meylan (French pronunciation: [mɛlɑ̃]; Arpitan: Mèlan) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[4]
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
Inovallée is a science park located at Meylan.
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