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Ormont-Dessous
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Aigle District
Aigle District is a district of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Aigle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 17.7% is unproductive land. Aigle has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (28,451 or 80.7%), with German being second most common (1,268 or 3.6%) and Portuguese being third (884 or 2.5%). There are 848 people who speak Italian and 12 people who speak Romansh.
Ormont-Dessus
Ormont-Dessus is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. Ormont-Dessus is first mentioned in 1200 as Ormont. The German name of Ormund is no longer used. Ormont-Dessus has an area, , of . Of this area, or 33.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 29.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.
Villeneuve, Vaud
Villeneuve (vilnœv) is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. As of December 2018, it had a population of 5771. Villeneuve has an area, , of . Of this area, or 26.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 55.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 9.6% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.
Aigle
Aigle (French for "eagle", ɛɡl; 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. Aigle lies at an elevation of about south-southeast of Montreux. It is on the east edge of the Rhône valley, at the foot of the Swiss Alps. Aigle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 25.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.