Vichy

Vichy is a city in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, located in the historical province of Bourbonnais.

It is a spa and resort town and in World War II was the capital of Vichy France from 1940 to 1942 after the German full annexation of France. The term Vichyste indicated collaboration with the Vichy regime, often carrying a pejorative connotation.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.