Vinay, Isère

Vinay
Commune
A general view of Vinay
Coat of arms
Location of Vinay
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Coordinates: 45°12′39″N 5°24′16″E / 45.2108°N 5.4044°E / 45.2108; 5.4044
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Arrondissement	Grenoble
Canton	Le Sud Grésivaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Rosaire[1]
Area ^1	16.01 km^2 (6.18 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,449
• Density	277.9/km^2 (719.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	38559 /38470
Elevation	168–580 m (551–1,903 ft) (avg. 262 m or 860 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vinay (French pronunciation: [vinˈɛ]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.^[3]

Vinay is a largely agricultural village. It is commonly known as the walnut capital of Grenoble and boasts over 175,000 trees.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,379 —     1821 3,131 +0.99% 1846 3,386 +0.31% 1872 2,990 −0.48% 1901 2,668 −0.39% 1926 2,533 −0.21% 1946 2,628 +0.18% 1962 2,721 +0.22%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,925 +1.21% 1975 3,198 +1.28% 1982 3,376 +0.78% 1990 3,410 +0.13% 1999 3,525 +0.37% 2007 3,888 +1.23% 2012 3,987 +0.50% 2017 4,251 +1.29%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

Vinay is twinned with:

• San Possidonio, Italy, since 2013

See also

• Communes of the Isère department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vinay, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE