The municipality was settled very early. Burials and ceramics from the Bronze Age have been discovered. During Roman times, Aigle lay on the road from the Great Saint Bernard pass via Viviscus (Vevey) to Aventicum (Avenches), the Roman capital. The Romans had a number of names for Aigle: Ala (Wing), Alena (Little Wing), Aquilegia and Aquilas (Eagles).
The first medieval mention of the municipality occurs in 1150 under the name of Alium A mention in 1153 gives the name as Aleo. Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV gave the territory of Aigle in 1076 to the house of Savoy. The Abbeys of Great Saint Bernard and Saint-Maurice also had holdings in Aigle, and the latter established a priory, from which the village of Le Cloître takes its name.
In 1475, Aigle was conquered by the canton of Bern, as were also Ollon, Bex, and Les Ormonts. Aigle was thus the first of the French-speaking parts of Switzerland to become subject to Bern and became the seat of the Gouvernement Aigle, which included all of the present district except Villeneuve. In 1528, the Reformation was first preached in Aigle by Guillaume Farel.
Models of d'Aigle autoharps have specific standard features. Standard woods for solid wood models include backs of figured maple, walnut & cherry, tops of spruce and cedar. However, features may be mixed and matched, and many custom items may be included, such as artwork and shell inlay, etc. Please ask any questions you may have for your dream autoharp.
