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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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
spa town
administrativeStatus commune with own municipal council
associatedIdeology collaboration with Nazi Germany
associatedTerm Vichy France NERFINISHED
Vichy government NERFINISHED
climate temperate climate
country France
countrySubdivision former region Auvergne
demonym Vichyssois NERFINISHED
economicActivity cosmetics industry
spa industry
tourism
elevationType lowland town
governedBy mayor of Vichy
governmentTypeDuringWWII collaborationist regime center
hasBuilding Vichy opera house NERFINISHED
Vichy thermal baths NERFINISHED
Vichy town hall NERFINISHED
hasProduct Vichy Pastilles NERFINISHED
Vichy mineral water NERFINISHED
hasRiverFeature riverfront on Allier
hasTransport Vichy railway station NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
canton of Vichy-1 NERFINISHED
canton of Vichy-2
knownFor Vichy regime association
health tourism
mineral springs
thermal spas
language French
locatedIn Allier department NERFINISHED
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
central France
locatedOn Allier River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Vichy (mineral springs) NERFINISHED
postalCode 03200
regionCapitalOf Vichy urban area NERFINISHED
role subprefecture of Allier
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED
urbanType medium-sized town

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