Meylan
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Meylan (French pronunciation: [mɛlɑ̃]; Arpitan: Mèlan) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| Historical population | ||
| YearPop.±% p.a.1793937—18001,074+1.97%1806978−1.55%18211,002+0.16%18311,117+1.09%18361,211+1.63%18411,179−0.53%18461,169−0.17%18511,097−1.26%18561,072−0.46%18611,049−0.43%18661,094+0.84%18721,118+0.36%18761,082−0.81%18811,015−1.27%18861,014−0.02%1891905−2.25%1896930+0.55%1901874−1.23% | YearPop.±% p.a.1906879+0.11%1911911+0.72%1921934+0.25%1926950+0.34%19311,021+1.45%19361,129+2.03%19461,236+0.91%19541,717+4.19%19623,113+7.72%19686,534+13.15%197512,122+9.23%198214,561+2.65%199017,863+2.59%199918,741+0.53%200717,200−1.07%201217,646+0.51%201717,129−0.59%202318,770+1.54% | |
| 1793 | 937 | — |
| 1800 | 1,074 | +1.97% |
| 1806 | 978 | −1.55% |
| 1821 | 1,002 | +0.16% |
| 1831 | 1,117 | +1.09% |
| 1836 | 1,211 | +1.63% |
| 1841 | 1,179 | −0.53% |
| 1846 | 1,169 | −0.17% |
| 1851 | 1,097 | −1.26% |
| 1856 | 1,072 | −0.46% |
| 1861 | 1,049 | −0.43% |
| 1866 | 1,094 | +0.84% |
| 1872 | 1,118 | +0.36% |
| 1876 | 1,082 | −0.81% |
| 1881 | 1,015 | −1.27% |
| 1886 | 1,014 | −0.02% |
| 1891 | 905 | −2.25% |
| 1896 | 930 | +0.55% |
| 1901 | 874 | −1.23% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1906 | 879 | +0.11% |
| 1911 | 911 | +0.72% |
| 1921 | 934 | +0.25% |
| 1926 | 950 | +0.34% |
| 1931 | 1,021 | +1.45% |
| 1936 | 1,129 | +2.03% |
| 1946 | 1,236 | +0.91% |
| 1954 | 1,717 | +4.19% |
| 1962 | 3,113 | +7.72% |
| 1968 | 6,534 | +13.15% |
| 1975 | 12,122 | +9.23% |
| 1982 | 14,561 | +2.65% |
| 1990 | 17,863 | +2.59% |
| 1999 | 18,741 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 17,200 | −1.07% |
| 2012 | 17,646 | +0.51% |
| 2017 | 17,129 | −0.59% |
| 2023 | 18,770 | +1.54% |
| Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023) |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Economy
Inovallée is a science park located at Meylan.
Twin towns
- United Kingdom Didcot, United Kingdom, since 1985
- United States Gonzales, USA, since 1985
- Germany Planegg, Germany, since 1985
External links
- (in French)