a bailiwick, in the territory of Romand, in Switzerland, consists of mountains and valleys, the principal of which are the Aigle and Bex. Through these is the great road from Valais into Italy. When you pass by Villeneuve, which is at the head of the lake of Geneva, you enter into a deep valley three miles wide, bordered on one side with the Alps of Switzerland, and on the other with those of Savoy, and crossed by the river Rhone. Six miles from thence you meet with Aigle, a large town, seated in a wide part of the valley, where there are vineyards, fields, and meadows. The governor's castle is on an eminence that overlooks the town, and has a lofty marble tower. This government has nine large parishes; and is divided into four parts, Aigle, Bex, Olon, and Ormont. This last is among the mountains, and joins to Rougemont. It is a double valley, abounding in pasture-lands. Ivorra, in the district of Aigle, was in part buried by the fall of a mountain, occasioned by an earthquake in 1584.

AIGLE a small town, in France, in Upper Normandy, twenty-three miles from D'Everoux, and thirty-eight from Rouen. It is surrounded with walls and ditches, has six gates, three suburbs, and three parishes. It trades in corn, toys, and more particularly in needles and pins. E. Long. i. 5. N. Lat. 48° 35'.