Vichy, Allier

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Vichy, Allier is a spa town in central France best known as the wartime capital of the collaborationist Vichy regime during World War II.

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Vichy, Allier canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
spa town
administrativeStatus commune with own municipal council
associatedIdeology collaboration with Nazi Germany
associatedTerm Vichy France
Vichy government
climate temperate climate
country France
countrySubdivision former region Auvergne
demonym Vichyssois
economicActivity cosmetics industry
spa industry
tourism
elevationType lowland town
governedBy mayor of Vichy
governmentTypeDuringWWII collaborationist regime center
hasBuilding Vichy opera house
linked to: Vichy Opera House

Vichy thermal baths
Vichy town hall
hasProduct Vichy Pastilles
Vichy mineral water
hasRiverFeature riverfront on Allier
hasTransport Vichy railway station
heritageStatus noted 19th-century spa architecture
historicalEvent seat of French State government 1940–1944
historicalPeriod World War II
historicalRole de facto capital of France from 1940 to 1944
seat of the Vichy regime
INSEECODE 03310
isPartOf arrondissement of Vichy
canton of Vichy-1
canton of Vichy-2
knownFor Vichy regime association
health tourism
mineral springs
thermal spas
language French
locatedIn Allier department
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
central France
locatedOn Allier River
namedAfter Vichy (mineral springs)
postalCode 03200
regionCapitalOf Vichy urban area
role subprefecture of Allier
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
urbanType medium-sized town

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