# Meylan

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Meylan Commune The Avenue de Verdun, in Meylan Coat of arms Location of Meylan Meylan Show map of France Meylan Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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 1 12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 18,770 • Density 1,524/km2 (3,946/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: [\[mɛlɑ̃\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); [Arpitan](/source/Arpitan_language): *Mèlan*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Isère](/source/Is%C3%A8re) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in southeastern [France](/source/France).[3] It is part of the [Grenoble urban unit](/source/Grenoble_urban_unit) (agglomeration).[4]

## Population

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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[5] and INSEE (1968-2023)[6]

## 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.[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

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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyc%C3%A9e_du_Gr%C3%A9sivaudan&action=edit&redlink=1).[9]

The *École Compleméntaire de [Grenoble](/source/Grenoble)* (グルノーブル補習授業校 *Gurunōburu Hoshū Jugyō Kō*), a [part-time Japanese supplementary school](/source/Hoshuko), is held in the École Élémentaire Mi-Plaine.[10]

## Economy

[Inovallée](/source/Inovall%C3%A9e) is a [science park](/source/Science_park) located at Meylan.

## Twin towns

- [Didcot](/source/Didcot), United Kingdom, since 1985

- [Gonzales](/source/Gonzales%2C_Louisiana), USA, since 1985

- [Planegg](/source/Planegg), Germany, since 1985

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Populations de référence 2023"](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-38229) (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [INSEE commune file](https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/38229-meylan)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Unité urbaine 2020 de Grenoble (38701)](https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/unite-urbaine-2020/38701-grenoble), INSEE

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ehess_5-0)** *Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui*: [Commune data sheet Meylan](http://cassini.ehess.fr/fr/html/fiche.php?select_resultat=22395), [EHESS](/source/School_for_Advanced_Studies_in_the_Social_Sciences) (in French).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pophist_6-0)** [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-38229#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["La maire de Meylan mise en examen"](http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2013/07/24/97002-20130724FILWWW00510-la-maire-de-meylan-mise-en-examen.php). 24 July 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Isère: l'ex-maire de Meylan condamnée"](http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/04/05/97001-20160405FILWWW00216-isere-l-ex-maire-de-meylan-lr-condamnee.php). 5 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "[Scolarité / Etablissements](http://www.meylan.fr/index.php?idtf=1226)." Meylan. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-MEXTEuropeHoshuko_10-0)** "[欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）](https://web.archive.org/web/20140330190146/http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/002/006/001/002/004.htm)" (). [Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology](/source/Ministry_of_Education%2C_Culture%2C_Sports%2C_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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Meylan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Meylan).

- [Home page](http://www.meylan.fr/) (in French)

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