Place:L'Aigle, Orne, France

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NameL'Aigle
Alt namesAd Aquilassource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 24
Aiglesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Aquilasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 24
L'Aiglesource: WeRelate abbreviation
Laiglesource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 24
TypeCommune
Coordinates48.767°N 0.633°E
Located inOrne, France
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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L'Aigle is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy in northwestern France. Before 1961, the commune was known as Laigle. According to Orderic Vitalis, the nest of an eagle (aigle in French) was discovered during the construction of the castle.

The river Risle flows through the commune. L'Aigle station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville.

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