The crystal structure of the ternary iodide Cs 2 TeI 6 has been refined by Rietveld analysis of X-ray powder diffraction data. The refinement procedure was stopped when the intensity residual R B = 3.7 % had been reached. Cs 2 TeI 6 crystallizes in the cubic K 2 PtCl 6 structure type, space group Fm-3m (No. 225), with the lattice parameter a = 11.6939(8) Å, Z = 4, D c = 4.797(1) g/cm 3. The reliability of the structural model obtained for Cs 2 TeI 6 in the Rietveld refinement was confirmed by a bond-valence analysis of the structure. For the first time, the bond-valence parameters (r 0 = 2.782 Å and b = 0.37 Å) have been determined for the Te 4+ /Iion pair, from a set of 14 well-determined coordination shells [TeI n ]. These parameters show a reasonably high performance and can be recommended for routine bond-valence analyses of structures containing Te 4+-Ichemical bonds. Ternary halides / Crystal structure / Bond-valence model