Meylan

Meylan
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Meylan
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Meylan
Coordinates: 45°12′33″N 5°46′48″E / 45.2092°N 5.78°E / 45.2092; 5.78Coordinates: 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 (2015–2020)	Damien Guiguet (UDI)
Area1	12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	17,323
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meylan is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

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 sentenced of 18 months in jail and 5 years of ineligibility. Her husband also received a suspended sentenced, of 12 months in jail. Both paid fines of over €20,000.

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.

Inovallée is a science park located at Meylan.