Le Teil
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Le Teil (French pronunciation: [lə.tɛj]; Occitan: Lo Teil) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. The writer Romain Roussel (1898–1973) winner of the Prix Interallié in 1937 was born in Le Teil.
Le Teil | |
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 The bridge over the Rhone, in Le Teil | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Teil | |
  Le Teil  Le Teil | |
| Coordinates: 44°32′45″N 4°40′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Privas |
| Canton | Berg-Helvie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Peverelli[1] |
Area 1 | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,726 |
| • Density | 328.2/km2 (850.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07319 /07400 |
| Elevation | 55–460 m (180–1,509 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8,588 | — |
| 1975 | 8,143 | −0.76% |
| 1982 | 8,089 | −0.10% |
| 1990 | 7,779 | −0.49% |
| 1999 | 7,999 | +0.31% |
| 2007 | 7,941 | −0.09% |
| 2012 | 8,197 | +0.64% |
| 2017 | 8,677 | +1.14% |
| 2023 | 8,726 | +0.09% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Geography
An earthquake damaged numerous buildings and injured four people in 2019.[4]
