Le Teil

Le Teil (French pronunciation: [lə.tɛj]) 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
The bridge over the Rhone, in Le Teil
Coat of arms
Location of Le Teil
Le Teil
Le Teil
Coordinates: 44°32′45″N 4°40′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementPrivas
CantonBerg-Helvie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Olivier Peverelli
Area
1
26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
8,677
  Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07319 /07400
Elevation55–460 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
YearPop.±%
19628,236    
19688,588+4.3%
19758,143−5.2%
19828,089−0.7%
19907,779−3.8%
19997,999+2.8%
20087,929−0.9%

Geography

An earthquake damaged numerous buildings and injured four people in 2019.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Wei-Haas, Maya (2019-11-15). "Weird earthquake just put a crack in France". National Geographic. Retrieved 2019-11-15.


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