Le Teil

Le Teil
The bridge over the Rhone, in Le Teil
Location of Le Teil
Le Teil
Le Teil
Coordinates: 44°32′45″N 4°40′59″E / 44.5458°N 4.6831°E / 44.5458; 4.6831
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementPrivas
CantonBerg-Helvie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Peverelli[1]
Area
1
26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
8,812
 • Density330/km2 (860/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.

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Wei-Haas, Maya (15 November 2019). "Weird earthquake just put a crack in France". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.