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Meylan | |
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 TheAvenue de Verdun, in Meylan | |
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  Meylan  Meylan | |
| Coordinates:45°12′33″N5°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 (2022)[2] | 18,790 |
| • Density | 1,525/km2 (3,950/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 acommune in theIsèredepartment in southeasternFrance.[3] It is part of theGrenoble urban unit (agglomeration).[4]
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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]
TheÉcole Compleméntaire deGrenoble (グルノーブル補習授業校Gurunōburu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), apart-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in the École Élémentaire Mi-Plaine.[10]
Inovallée is ascience park located at Meylan.
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