Vichy

Vichy

*Vichèi* (Occitan)
Vichy Vichèi (Occitan)
Subprefecture and commune
	Aerial view of Vichy
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vichy
	Vichy Vichy
	Coordinates: 46°07′40″N 3°25′36″E / 46.1278°N 3.4267°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Vichy
Canton	Vichy-1 & Vichy-2
Intercommunality	CA Vichy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Aguilera
Area 1	5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi)
Population (2021)	25,789
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03310 /03200
Elevation	243–317 m (797–1,040 ft) ; (avg. 263 m or 863 ft)
Website	ville-vichy.fr
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Criteria	Cultural: (ii)(iii)
Reference	1613
Inscription	2021 (44th Session)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vichy (/ˈvɪʃi, ˈviːʃi/, French: [viʃi] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Vichèi [viˈtʃɛj]) is a city in the Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais.

It is a spa and resort town and in World War II was the capital of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944. The term Vichyste indicated collaboration with the Nazi regime, often carrying a pejorative connotation.^[3]

In 2021, the town became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe" because of its famous baths and its architectural testimony to the popularity of spa towns in Europe from the 18th through 20th centuries.^[4]^[5]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ vichyste on French Wiktionary.
^ Landwehr, Andreas (24 July 2021). "'Great Spas of Europe' awarded UNESCO World Heritage status". Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "The Great Spa Towns of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[mayor2020-1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] vichyste on French Wiktionary.

[4] Landwehr, Andreas (24 July 2021). "'Great Spas of Europe' awarded UNESCO World Heritage status". Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[whs-5] "The Great Spa Towns of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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