Le Teil
Le 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.png) 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 |
| Intercommunality | Rhône Helvie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Peverelli |
| Area 1 | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 8,677 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 8,236 | — |
| 1968 | 8,588 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 8,143 | −5.2% |
| 1982 | 8,089 | −0.7% |
| 1990 | 7,779 | −3.8% |
| 1999 | 7,999 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 7,929 | −0.9% |
Geography
An earthquake damaged numerous buildings and injured four people in 2019.[2]
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Wei-Haas, Maya (2019-11-15). "Weird earthquake just put a crack in France". National Geographic. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
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