Vinay, Isère

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Vinay

(2020–2026) Philippe Rosaire^[1]Area

16.01 km² (6.18 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,435 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

38559 /38470

Elevation168–580 m (551–1,903 ft)
(avg. 262 m or 860 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vinay (French pronunciation: [vinɛ]) 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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vinay, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE