Jardin, Isère

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	CA Vienne Condrieu
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Bernard Roqueplan
Area 1	9.25 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,168
• Density	230/km2 (610/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jardin (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁdɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is a suburb of Vienne. It is located 4 km from the centre of Vienne and 35 km south of Lyon.

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. ±% p.a. 1793 295 —     1800 263 −1.63% 1806 396 +7.06% 1821 457 +0.96% 1831 495 +0.80% 1836 493 −0.08% 1841 580 +3.30% 1846 592 +0.41% 1851 627 +1.16% 1856 620 −0.22% 1861 625 +0.16% 1866 609 −0.52% 1872 594 −0.41% 1876 567 −1.16% 1881 561 −0.21% 1886 540 −0.76% 1891 536 −0.15% 1896 487 −1.90%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 464 −0.96% 1906 465 +0.04% 1911 420 −2.02% 1921 387 −0.81% 1926 448 +2.97% 1931 457 +0.40% 1936 452 −0.22% 1946 405 −1.09% 1954 424 +0.57% 1962 449 +0.72% 1968 518 +2.41% 1975 786 +6.14% 1982 1,180 +5.98% 1990 1,527 +3.27% 1999 1,948 +2.74% 2007 2,162 +1.31% 2012 2,232 +0.64% 2017 2,207 −0.23%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Twin towns

Jardin is twinned with:

• Stanghella, Italy, since 2002

See also

• Communes of the Isère department