Le Teil

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
Commune
The bridge over the Rhone, in Le Teil
Coat of arms
Location of Le Teil
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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  (2022)[2]	8,812
• Density	331.4/km2 (858.3/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

Historical 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%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

An earthquake damaged numerous buildings and injured four people in 2019.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department