Aigle

town and municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
Place municipality_of_switzerland Q43195
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Aigle

Summary

Aigle is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Aigle ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aigle was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Aigle is located in Aigle District[4].
  • Aigle is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Aigle is on the body of water Rhône[6].
  • Aigle is on the body of water Grande Eau[7].
  • Aigle's image is recorded as Aigle.jpg[8].
  • Aigle's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9].
  • Aigle's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland[10].
  • Aigle's instance of is recorded as town[11].
  • Aigle's official language is recorded as French[12].
  • Aigle's flag image is recorded as CHE Aigle Flag.svg[13].
  • Aigle's shares border with is recorded as Ollon[14].
  • Aigle's shares border with is recorded as Vionnaz[15].
  • Aigle's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Aigle COA.svg[16].
  • Aigle's twinned administrative body is recorded as L'Aigle[17].
  • Aigle's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tübingen[18].
  • Aigle's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bassersdorf[19].
  • Aigle's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144399300[20].
  • Aigle's GND ID is recorded as 4289597-2[21].
  • Aigle's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Aigle 2008.png[22].
  • Aigle's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93098520[23].
  • Aigle's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13168144t[24].
  • Aigle's IdRef ID is recorded as 035114134[25].
  • Aigle's postal code is recorded as 1860[26].
  • Aigle's Commons category is recorded as Aigle[27].

Body

Geography

Aigle is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Aigle is located in Aigle District[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Rhône[6], a river[28], in Switzerland[29] and Grande Eau[7], a river[30], in Switzerland[31].

Physical Characteristics

Aigle's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16.41'}[32]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+415'}[33] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+418'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+9961'}[35], {'amount': '+10131'}[36], {'amount': '+10134'}[37], {'amount': '+10117'}[38], and {'amount': '+11752'}[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland[9], city of Switzerland[10], and town[11]. Aigle's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[40].

Why It Matters

Aigle ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).[2] Aigle has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Aigle is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . scris.vd.ch. Retrieved . scris.vd.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [39] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [40] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Population {'amount': '+9961'}, {'amount': '+10131'}, {'amount': '+10134'} +2
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    Twinned administrative body L'Aigle, Tübingen, Bassersdorf
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