Meylan
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble | |
| Canton | Meylan (main town) | |
| Community association | Grenoble-Alpes metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 13 ' N , 5 ° 47' E | |
| height | 206-1,313 m | |
| surface | 12.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 17,129 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,390 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38240 | |
| INSEE code | 38229 | |
| Website | www.meylan.fr | |
Meylan is a French municipality with 17,129 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Meylan is the capital of the canton of the same name .
geography
The municipality is located east of Grenoble , in the Vallée du Grésivaudan . The Isère River flows through it. The municipality is partly in the Chartreuse Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| 1901 | 1921 | 1936 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 |
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| 1 179 | 984 | 1 051 | 1 561 | 3 113 | 6 534 | 12 070 | 14 525 | 17 863 | 18 741 | 17 600 |
Town twinning
- Didcot (United Kingdom), since 1985
- Gonzales in Louisiana, United States, since 1985
- Planegg in Bavaria (Germany), since 1985
Personalities
- Gabriel de Mortillet (1821–1898) was an important French prehistory researcher; he was born in Meylan.
- Albert Batteux (1919-2003) was a French soccer coach and soccer player; he died in Meylan.
Web links
Commons : Meylan - collection of images, videos and audio files
