Jardin, Isère

Jardin is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is a suburb of Vienne.

Jardin
Commune
The town hall of Jardin
Coat of arms
Location of Jardin
Jardin Jardin
Coordinates: 45°29′50″N 4°54′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Vienne
Canton	Vienne-2
Intercommunality	Pays Viennois
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Thierry Quintard
Area ^1	9.25 km^2 (3.57 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,207
• Density	240/km^2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38199 /38200
Elevation	194–407 m (636–1,335 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located 4 km from the centre of Vienne and 35 km south of Lyons.

History

The name 'Jardin' is French for 'garden', reflecting the area's traditional history as a vegetable garden serving the town of Vienne and the manor of Montleans.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	295	—
1806	396	+34.2%
1821	457	+15.4%
1831	495	+8.3%
1841	580	+17.2%
1851	627	+8.1%
1861	625	−0.3%
1872	594	−5.0%
1881	561	−5.6%
1891	536	−4.5%
1901	464	−13.4%
1911	420	−9.5%
1921	387	−7.9%
1931	457	+18.1%
1946	405	−11.4%
1954	424	+4.7%
1962	449	+5.9%
1968	518	+15.4%
1975	786	+51.7%
1982	1,180	+50.1%
1990	1,527	+29.4%
1999	1,948	+27.6%
2009	2,228	+14.4%
2011	2,248	+0.9%

Twin towns

Jardin is twinned with:

• Stanghella, Italy, since 2002

See also

• Communes of the Isère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.