Meylan
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Meylan | |
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 The Avenue de Verdun, in Meylan | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Meylan  | |
  Meylan  Meylan | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′33″N 5°46′48″E / 45.2092°N 5.78°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Meylan |
| Intercommunality | Grenoble-Alpes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Cardin[1] |
| Area 1 | 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 |
| 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]
Population
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Misuse of public money
[edit]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]
Education
[edit]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]
Economy
[edit]Inovallée is a science park located at Meylan.
Twin towns
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References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701), INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Meylan, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "La maire de Meylan mise en examen". 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Isère: l'ex-maire de Meylan condamnée". 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Scolarité / Etablissements." Meylan. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ^ "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"
External links
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- Home page (in French)
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