Switzerland · Canton VD · District
District d'Aigle
VaudDistrict d'Aigle is one of 10 districts of the canton of Vaud and comprises 15 municipalities with 50'586 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Aigle
12'050Residents
Bex
8'933Residents
Ollon
8'297Residents
Villeneuve
6'061Residents
Leysin
3'704Residents
Roche
2'039Residents
Gryon
1'535Residents
Ormont-Dessus
1'438Residents
Ormont-Dessous
1'261Residents
Noville
1'210Residents
Yvorne
1'119Residents
Lavey-Morcles
1'024Residents
Rennaz
935Residents
Chessel
525Residents
Corbeyrier
455Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in District d'Aigle
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
51.3% YesNo 48.7%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
38.4% YesNo 61.6%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.5% YesNo 25.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
13.2% YesNo 86.8%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSP24.9% · strongest party
SP24.9%
FDP23.9%
SVP23.4%
GRÜNE11.5%
GLP5.9%
Mitte3.6%
PdA/Sol.3.4%
Übrige1.9%
EDU0.8%
EVP0.6%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Rennaz
64 %
median of its municipalities
71.5 %
Leysin
78 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 64 % % in Rennaz to 78 % % in Leysin (median 71.5 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.8 % in Rennaz to 16.7 % in Leysin (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.36 %
Dwellings
33'602
Avg. rooms
3.4
Built before 1946
31.5%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+619 +1.2%
births
488
deaths
361
net migration
+458
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
24'785
Workplaces
3'959
Services share
74.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'303 (5.3%) · Secondary 5'016 (20.2%) · Tertiary 18'466 (74.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
337
Organic share
18.1 %
Farmland
6'372 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
6.2 °C
Precipitation
1'541 mm
Elevation
372–3'176 m
Flat share
17.7%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
572 GWh
Electricity
29 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
67 min
Road to centre
48 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (27.886–29.42 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of District d'Aigle rank
sum of its municipalities1660La Lécherette×21844Villeneuve VD1845Noville1846Chessel1847Rennaz1852Roche VD1853Yvorne1854Leysin1856Corbeyrier1860Aigle1862Les Mosses1863Le Sépey1864Vers-l'Eglise1865Les Diablerets1866La Forclaz VD1867Ollon VD1880Bex +11882Gryon1884Villars-sur-Ollon1885Chesières1892Lavey-Village
1 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AigleArveyesBexChesièresChesselCorbeyrierFenalet-sur-BexFrenières-sur-BexGryonHuémozLa ComballazLa Forclaz VDLa LécheretteLavey-les-BainsLavey-VillageLe SépeyLes DiableretsLes MossesLes Plans-sur-BexLes Posses-sur-BexLeysinMorclesNovilleOllon VDPanexRennazRoche VDSt-TriphonVers-l'EgliseVillars-sur-OllonVilleneuve VDYvorne
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District d'Aigle?
- District d'Aigle comprises 15 municipalities: Aigle, Bex, Ollon, Villeneuve, Leysin, Roche, Gryon, Ormont-Dessus, Ormont-Dessous, Noville, Yvorne, Lavey-Morcles, Rennaz, Chessel, Corbeyrier. Together they have 50'586 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District d'Aigle in?
- District d'Aigle lies in the canton of Vaud, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in District d'Aigle?
- District d'Aigle has 50'586 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 15 municipalities; the largest is Aigle with 12'050.
- Does District d'Aigle have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District d'Aigle the municipal rate ranges from 64 % (Rennaz) to 78 % (Leysin).
- How did District d'Aigle vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, District d'Aigle voted 51.3 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.