| Le Teil | ||
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The bridge over the Rhone, in Le Teil
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| Coordinates: 44°32′45″N 4°40′59″E / 44.5458°N 4.6831°ECoordinates: 44°32′45″N 4°40′59″E / 44.5458°N 4.6831°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ardèche | |
| Arrondissement | Privas | |
| Canton | Viviers | |
| Intercommunality | Rhône Helvie | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Olivier Peverelli | |
| Area1 | 26.59 km2 (10.27 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 7,929 | |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 07319 /07400 | |
| Elevation | 55–460 m (180–1,509 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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.