Aigle DistrictAigle 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.
GryonGryon (gʁijɔ̃) is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. Gryon is first mentioned in 1189 as Griuns. Gryon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 28.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 7.8% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%.
OllonOllon is a municipality in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, sited in the foothills of the mountains to the south-east of the Lake of Geneva. The old German language name Olun is no longer used. Ollon is first mentioned in 1018 as Aulonum though there is some debate about whether this refers to another settlement. In 1025-32 it was mentioned as Olonum. The village of Saint-Triphon is situated on three hills overlooking the Rhone valley. It was first mentioned in 1332 as Triphonis Sancti.
Ormont-DessousOrmont-Dessous is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. Ormont-Dessous is first mentioned in 1200 as Ormont. In 1564 it was mentioned as Bas-Ormont. The German name Ormund is no longer used. Ormont-Dessous has an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.0% is either rivers or lakes and or 10.5% is unproductive land.
BexBex (be; Beis; Bés) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. It is a few kilometers south of its sister town municipality of Aigle. Bex is first mentioned in 574 as in Baccis. Bex is the site of a famous salt mine. The salt deposits in Bex were the first ones discovered in Switzerland. In the 15th century, a salt source is mentioned in the area, but it was not until 1554 that a large deposit was discovered in Panex. Production of the salt began shortly thereafter.
