Aigle
Aigle | |
|---|---|
Location of Aigle | |
| Coordinates: 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 Grégory Devaud FDP/PRD/PLR (as of 2021) |
| • Parliament | Conseil communal with 70 members |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation (la gare) | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• 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 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| 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 | aigle Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Aigle (French for "eagle", pronounced [ɛɡl]; Arpitan: Âgllo) is a historic town and a municipality and the capital of the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The official language of Aigle is Swiss French.