Aigle
Aigle is the capital of the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The town has a population of 8,100 people.
Location of Aigle
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Coordinates: 46°19′N 6°58′E / 46.317°N 6.967°ECoordinates: 46°19′N 6°58′E / 46.317°N 6.967°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Vaud |
District | Aigle |
Government | |
• Executive | Municipalité with 5 members |
• Mayor | Syndic Frédéric Borloz PLR (as of 2016) |
• Parliament | Conseil communal with 70 members |
Area | |
• Total | 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
Elevation (la gare) | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Population (December 2003) | |
• Total | 7,712 |
• Density | 469.96/km2 (1,217.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1860 |
Localities | Le Cloître, Vers Pousaz, Fontanney |
Surrounded by | Vaud: Yvorne, Leysin, Ormont-Dessous, Ollon; Valais: Vouvry, Collombey-Muraz |
Twin towns | L'Aigle (France), Tübingen (Germany), Bassersdorf (Switzerland) |
Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Aigle Media
The region of Aigle with Monthey and the Dents du Midi across the Rhône valley
Gustave Doret*Image taken from:*Title: "Die Schweiz im neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Herausgegeben von schweizerischen Schriftstellern unter Leitung von P. Seippel"*Author: SEIPPEL, Paul.*Shelfmark: "British Library HMNTS 9305.h.2."*Volume: 02*Page: 611*Place of Publishing: Lausanne*Date of Publishing: 1899*Issuance: monographic*Identifier: 003330970*Explore:*Find
References
Other websites
Media related to Aigle at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website of the Commune of Aigle (in French)
- Aigle in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Webcam on the Rue de la Gare Archived 2007-01-02 at the Wayback Machine