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.

Aigle
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Aigle
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Coordinates: 46°19′N 6°58′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Aigle
Government
• Executive	Municipalité with 5 members
• Mayor	Syndic Frédéric Borloz FDP/PRD/PLR (as of 2016)
• Parliament	Conseil communal with 70 members
Area [1]
• Total	16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Elevation (la gare)	405 m (1,329 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2][3]
• Total	10,134
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym	French: Les Aiglons
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1860
SFOS number	5401
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.aigle.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2018, Vaud" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
3. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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