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}}Vichy ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɪ|ʃ|i|,_|ˈ|v|iː|ʃ|i}}, {{IPA-fr|viʃi|lang|Fr-Paris--Vichy.ogg}}; {{IPA-oc|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.(wikt:fr:vichyste|vichyste) on French Wiktionary.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.NEWS,www.dpa-international.com/topic/great-spas-europe-awarded-unesco-world-heritage-status-urn%3Anewsml%3Adpa.com%3A20090101%3A210724-99-511232, ‘Great Spas of Europe’ awarded UNESCO World Heritage status, Andreas, Landwehr, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 24 July 2021, 25 July 2021, WEB,whc.unesco.org/en/list/1613, The Great Spa Towns of Europe, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 25 July 2021, {{anchor|Etymology|Toponymy|Names}}

Name

Vichy is the French form of the Occitan name of the town, ’, of uncertain etymology. Dauzat & al. have proposed that it derived from an unattested Latin name (’) referencing the most important regional landowner (presumably a “Vippius“) during the time of the Roman emperor Diocletian’s administrative reorganizations and land surveys at the end of the 3rd century AD.{{citation |last1=Dauzat |first1=Albert |display-authors=1 |last2=Rostaing |first2=Charles |author-link1=Albert Dauzat |author-link2=Charles Rostaing |title=Dictionnaire Étymologique des Noms de Lieux en France |trans-title=Etymological Dictionary of Names of Locations in France |date=1963 |publisher=Guénégaud |location=Paris |language=fr }}.The name Vichy may be pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|ɪ|ʃ|i}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|iː|ʃ|i}} in either American or British English;{{citation |contribution=Vichy, n. |title=Oxford English Dictionary |contribution-url=https://oed.com/view/Entry/223168 |url=https://oed.com |date=1917 |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press }}.{{citation |contribution=Vichy |title=Merriam-Webster Dictionary |contribution-url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vichy |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com |publisher=Merriam-Webster |location=Springfield |date=2019 }}. its usual French pronunciation is {{IPA-fr|viʃi|}}.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}WEB, Vichy {{!, Definition|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vichy|access-date=20 November 2020|website=Dictionary.com}} The pronunciation of the Occitan name is {{IPA-oc|viˈʃe|}}.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}In French, the present-day demonym for a female resident or native of Vichy is , f sg (Vichyssoises, f pl) and , m sg for a male, and Vichyssois m pl for a mixed group of both sexes. Until the 18th century, it was also common to use (e), which derived from the Occitan name of the town.

Geography and geology

Vichy lies on the banks of the river Allier. The source of the Allier is in the nearby Massif Central plateau which lies only a few miles to the south, near the region’s capital, Clermont-Ferrand.The historical existence of volcanic activity in the Massif Central is somewhat visually evident. Volcanic eruptions have happened for at least 150,000 years, but all volcanoes there have been dormant for at least 112 years.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Volcanic activity in the area is the direct cause of the many thermal springs that exist in and around Vichy.The famous mineral springs in Vichy are rich in trace elements such as lithium and fluorine, and high in sodium bicarbonate.REPORT, Nomination of the Great Spas of Europe for inclusion on the World Heritage List, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization,whc.unesco.org/en/list/1613/documents/, 21 August 2021, The temperatures of the spring range from 73 degrees C at Antoine Spring to 14 degrees C at Lafayette Spring. In total, about 289 springs have been charted in Vichy and its surroundings. These springs are derived from infiltration through Oligocene-period sedimentary rocks, part of the Limagne Graben collapse basin.

Climate

Vichy enjoys an oceanic climate (Cfb). Heavy snows in the Massif Central often make roads impassable, but Vichy is low enough—about {{convert|249|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level—that the climate is more continental than mountain. Rainfall is moderate around Vichy, averaging about {{convert|779.5|mm|in|1}} annually.{{Clear}}{{Meteo France|Town=Vichy|Sunshine= 1,862|Rain=779.5|Snow=17.5|Storm=25.9WEBSITE=WWW.LAMETEO.ORG, 8 April 2022, }}{{Weather box|location = Vichy (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1941−present)|metric first = yes|single line = yes|Jan record high C = 19.2|Feb record high C = 25.7|Mar record high C = 27.0|Apr record high C = 30.8|May record high C = 33.5|Jun record high C = 39.7|Jul record high C = 41.2|Aug record high C = 40.6|Sep record high C = 36.4|Oct record high C = 30.6|Nov record high C = 26.2|Dec record high C = 21.7|year record high C = 41.2|Jan high C = 7.4|Feb high C = 9.0|Mar high C = 13.0|Apr high C = 15.8|May high C = 20.0|Jun high C = 23.5|Jul high C = 26.4|Aug high C = 26.1|Sep high C = 22.2|Oct high C = 17.6|Nov high C = 11.2|Dec high C = 7.8|year high C = |Jan mean C = 3.5|Feb mean C = 4.4|Mar mean C = 7.4|Apr mean C = 9.8|May mean C = 14.0|Jun mean C = 17.4|Jul mean C = 19.9|Aug mean C = 19.5|Sep mean C = 16.0|Oct mean C = 12.4|Nov mean C = 7.0|Dec mean C = 4.1|Jan low C = -0.4|Feb low C = -0.2|Mar low C = 1.9|Apr low C = 3.9|May low C = 8.1|Jun low C = 11.2|Jul low C = 13.3|Aug low C = 12.9|Sep low C = 9.8|Oct low C = 7.3|Nov low C = 2.8|Dec low C = 0.4|year low C = |Jan record low C = -26.9|Feb record low C = -24.0|Mar record low C = -13.3|Apr record low C = -7.3|May record low C = -4.2|Jun record low C = -0.2|Jul record low C = 3.7|Aug record low C = 1.7|Sep record low C = -2.0|Oct record low C = -9.0|Nov record low C = -11.3|Dec record low C = -18.5|year record low C = -26.9|precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation mm = 46.8|Feb precipitation mm = 39.8|Mar precipitation mm = 44.2|Apr precipitation mm = 69.3|May precipitation mm = 98.2|Jun precipitation mm = 78.2|Jul precipitation mm = 71.6|Aug precipitation mm = 74.2|Sep precipitation mm = 75.4|Oct precipitation mm = 68.0|Nov precipitation mm = 63.3|Dec precipitation mm = 50.5|year precipitation mm = |Jan precipitation days = 10.0|Feb precipitation days = 8.9|Mar precipitation days = 9.0|Apr precipitation days = 10.8|May precipitation days = 12.2|Jun precipitation days = 9.5|Jul precipitation days = 8.1|Aug precipitation days = 8.8|Sep precipitation days = 8.7|Oct precipitation days = 10.4|Nov precipitation days = 10.3|Dec precipitation days = 10.0|year precipitation days = 116.7|Jan humidity = 84|Feb humidity = 80|Mar humidity = 75|Apr humidity = 74|May humidity = 77|Jun humidity = 76|Jul humidity = 73|Aug humidity = 75|Sep humidity = 78|Oct humidity = 83|Nov humidity = 84|Dec humidity = 85|year humidity = 78.7|Jan sun = 78.1|Feb sun = 94.8|Mar sun = 153.7|Apr sun = 175.4|May sun = 203.4|Jun sun = 225.0|Jul sun = 248.9|Aug sun = 238.3|Sep sun = 183.5|Oct sun = 128.1|Nov sun = 76.7|Dec sun = 55.9|year sun = 1861.7|source 1 = Météo FranceWEB,www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/vichy/03060001/normales, Données climatiques de la station de Vichy, Meteo France, fr, 30 December 2015, 12 June 2018,www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/vichy/03060001/normales," title="web.archive.org/web/20180612143000www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/vichy/03060001/normales,">web.archive.org/web/20180612143000www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/vichy/03060001/normales, dead, WEB,www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/auvergne/regi83/normales, Climat Auvergne, Meteo France, fr, 30 December 2015, 11 December 2019,www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/auvergne/regi83/normales," title="web.archive.org/web/20191211163936www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/auvergne/regi83/normales,">web.archive.org/web/20191211163936www.meteofrance.com/climat/france/auvergne/regi83/normales, dead, |source 2 = Infoclimat.fr (humidity, 1961–1990)WEB,www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07374-vichy-charmeil.html, Normes et records 1961–1990: Vichy-Charmeil (03) – altitude 249m, fr, Infoclimat, 30 December 2015, |date=August 2010}}

History

Roman era

The first known settlement at Vichy was established by Roman legionaries in 52{{nbsp}}BC. Returning south from their defeat at the Battle of Gergovia by the Gauls under Vercingetorix, they found the hot mineral springs beside the (“River Allier“) and established the township of Aquae Calidae (Latin for “Hot Waters“). During the first two centuries AD, Vichy became fairly prosperous because of the supposed medicinal value of the thermal springs.

Middle Ages

On 2 September 1344, John II of France ceded the noble fiefdom of Vichy to Peter I, Duke of Bourbon. On 6 December 1374, the last part of Vichy was acquired by Louis II, Duke of Bourbon. At that point Vichy was incorporated into the House of Bourbon. In 1410, a Celestinian monastery was founded with twelve monks. A building located above the Celestinian Spring is still visible.In 1527, the House of Bourbon was incorporated into the French Kingdom. By the end of the 16th century, the mineral baths had obtained a reputation for having quasi-miraculous curing powers and attracted patients from the noble and wealthy classes. Government officials, such as Fouet and Chomel, began to classify the curing properties of the mineral baths.

Vichy’s thermal baths

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné was a patient in 1676 and 1677 and would popularize Vichy’s Thermal Baths through the written descriptions in her letters. The Vichy waters were said to have cured the paralysis in her hands, thus enabling her to take up letter-writing. In 1761 and 1762, Adélaïde and Victoire of France, the daughters of Louis XV, came to Vichy for the first time and returned in 1785. The bath facilities seemed extremely uncomfortable to them because of the muddy surroundings and insufficient access. When they returned to Versailles, they asked their nephew Louis XVI to build roomier and more luxurious thermal baths, which were subsequently completed in 1787.In 1799, Laetitia Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon, came to be cured with her son Louis. Under the Empire, Le Parc des Sources, was created on the Emperor’s orders (Decree of Gumbinen of 1812).Under Charles X, the great increase in patients wishing to be healed at the springs led to an expansion of the hydrotherapeutic facilities. Princess Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte expanded the Janson buildings under the plan of Rose – Beauvais (work completed in 1830). From 1844 to 1853, theatrical and poetry recitals were performed for the wealthy in the comfort of their own homes by {{ill|Isaac Strauss|fr|Isaac Strauss}}.

Vichy in style

By the 19th century, Vichy was a station à la mode, attended by many celebrities. However, it was the stays of Napoleon III between 1861 and 1866 that were to cause the most profound transformation of the city: dikes were built along the Allier, {{convert|13|ha|acre|abbr=off}} of landscaped gardens replaced the old marshes and, along the newly laid-out boulevards and streets, chalets and pavilions were built for the emperor and his court. Recreational pursuits were not spared: in view of the park, a large casino was built by the architect Badger in 1865. The Emperor would be the catalyst of the development of a small rail station, which increased the number of inhabitants and visitors tenfold in fifty years.After the Second French Empire, the Belle Époque marked the second large construction campaign in Vichy. In 1903, the Opera House (l’Opéra), the Hall of Springs and a large bath designed in the eastern style were inaugurated. In 1900, the Parc des Sources was enclosed by a metal gallery which came from the World Fair of 1889. {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=off}} long, it is decorated by a frise de chardons and was completed by the ironworker Emile Robert. Many private mansions with varied architectural styles were erected during the first half of the 20th century.Vichy welcomed 40,000 curistes in 1900, and that figure had risen to nearly 100,000 just before the onset of the First World War. La vie thermale had its heyday in the 1930s. The success in treating ailments that was attributed to the Vichy Baths led la Compagnie Fermière to enlarge the Baths again by creating the Callou and Lardy Baths. The Art Nouveau-style Opéra, inaugurated in 1903, accommodated all the great names on the international scene. Vichy became the summertime music capital of France, but the war of 1914 would put a brutal end to that development.French State, the pro-German collaborationist government“>

Vichy France – seat of the French State, the pro-German collaborationist government

File:Palais des Congrès-Opéra de Vichy 2016-07-09.JPG|thumbnail|alt=The Opera in Vichy|The Opera in Vichy. In this building, the parliament of the French Third Republic decided to grant full powers to Marshal Philippe PétainPhilippe PétainFollowing the armistice signed on 22 June 1940, the zone which was not occupied by the Germans took the name of the French State (État Français) (as opposed to the traditional name, République Française or French Republic) and set up its capital in Vichy on 1 July, because of the town’s relative proximity to Paris (4.5 hours by train) and because it was the city with the second largest hotel capacity at the time. Moreover, the existence of a modern telephone exchange made it possible to reach the whole world via phone.BOOK, Best of France: Sights, Hotels, Restaurants,books.google.com/books?id=kDlokLWw_T0C&pg=PA202, 2012, Petit Futé, 978-2-7469-6008-4, 202, On 1 July, the government took possession of many hotels. Six hundred members of the French Parliament (Appointed Members and Senators) would come to Vichy for the meeting of the Chambers. On 9 and 10 July, in the main auditorium of the Opera House, the members of Parliament voted for the end of the Third Republic. The republican system was abolished, and the French State, with Philippe Pétain at its helm as Head of State, replaced it. Only 80 of the 600 members of Parliament voiced their opposition.Starting from this date, Vichy would be, for more than four years, the de facto capital of the French State. Paris was still the official capital, although the Vichy France government never operated from there. This government is often called the Vichy Regime. The term “Vichyste”, which designates partisans of this regime, should not be confused with “Vichyssois” which designates the inhabitants of the city. The latter term is sometimes used erroneously to designate Pétain’s supporters.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}Reine des villes d’eaux“>

Reine des villes d’eaux

The 1950s and 1960s would become the most ostentatious period for Vichy, complete with parading personalities, visits from crowned heads (Thami El Glaoui, the Pasha of Marrakech; Prince Rainier III of Monaco) and profits from a massive influx of North African French clients who holidayed in Vichy, spending lavishly. There were thirteen cinemas (which sometimes showed special previews), eight dance halls and three theatres. It was at this period that the station would take the title of ”Reine des villes d’eaux” (Queen of the Spa Towns).From June to September, so many French-Algerian tourists were arriving that it almost seemed like there was an airlift set up between Vichy-Charmeil and the airports of Algeria. Mayor {{ill|Pierre Coulon|fr}} (1950–1967) decided to create Lake Allier (10 June 1963) and Omnisports Park (1963–68), giving the city its current look.

Decline of Vichy

The war in Algeria (1950s-60s), which led to decolonization, marked once again a halt in the prosperity of Vichy, which from then on had to deal with much less favorable conditions. The need to continue to pay the debts incurred by the considerable investments that had been made in more prosperous times obligated the new mayor, {{ill|Jacques Lacarin|fr}} (1967–1989), the successor of Pierre Coulon, to adopt a much more careful policy of management.

Modern revival

Claude Malhuret, former Minister of Human Rights, born in Strasbourg in 1950, was mayor from 1989 to 2017. He and Bernard Kouchner are the co-founders of Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières). The city and its economic partners have concluded an important program of restoration and modernization. These projects include:
  • creation of a vast pedestrian zone in the city center
  • a program of modernization
  • upgrading of hotels to the sector standards
  • rebuilding and restoration of the thermal baths
  • organization of a balneotherapy center dedicated to well-being
  • development of the architectural heritage
  • construction of a congress center within the old Casino, and
  • restoration of the Opera
  • rebuilding of the covered market, called “Grand Marché” (2006)
  • restoration of the train station and surroundings (2009)
  • restoration of the “Rue de Paris”, a main street in the city centre (2010)

Administration

(File:Hôtel de ville Vichy - Allier.JPG|thumbnail|alt=Town hall|Town hall in 2014.){| class=“wikitable” style="margin:auto” List of Successive MayorsWEB, List of mayors of Vichy,www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=13823, Francegenweb.org, 1 November 2014, fr, WEB, Carteret, Alain, Ils ont fait Vichy [They made Vichy],carteret.pagesperso-orange.fr/Noms.htm#Maires_Vichy, 1 November 2014, fr, style="background: #ddffdd“! Period !! Identity !! Party !! ProfessionOctober 2017 Frédéric AguileraFRéDéRIC AGUILERA (LR) EST LE NOUVEAU MAIRE DE VICHY>TRANS-TITLE=FRéDéRIC AGUILERA (THE REPUBLICANS) IS THE NEW MAYOR OF VICHYWEBSITE=LA MONTAGNEDATE=6 OCTOBER 2017, align=“center” The Republicans (France)>LR March 1989 to September 2017 Claude Malhuret align=“center”Union for a Popular Movement>UMP PhysicianSeptember 1967 to March 1989 Jacques Lacarin align=“center”| PhysicianAugust 1950 to August 1967 Pierre Coulon align=“center”| IndustrialistApril 1949 to July 1950 Pierre-Victor Léger align=“center”| PharmacistMay 1945 to April 1949 Louis Moinard align=“center”| TraderAugust 1944 to May 1945 Jean Barbier align=“center”| Director of CollegeMay 1929 to August 1944 Pierre-Victor Léger align=“center”| PharmacistDecember 1919 to May 1929 Louis Lasteyras align=“center”| JournalistMay 1912 to November 1919 Armand Bernard align=“center”| ShareholderMay 1900 to May 1912 Louis Lasteyras align=“center”| Journalist21 May 1893 to 20 May 1900 Ferdinand Debrest align=“center”| Pharmacist15 May 1892 to 21 May 1893 Gabriel Nicolas align=“center”| LawyerJune 1879 to May 1892 Georges Durin align=“center”| LawyerJanuary to September 1878 Alfred Bulot align=“center”| Lawyer1876 to 1878 Antoine Jardet align=“center”| Physician1874 to 1876 Ernest Jaurand align=“center”| Physician1870 to 1874 Antoine Jardet align=“center”| Physician 15 September 1865 to 9 September 1870 Joseph Bousquet align=“center”| Lawyer 7 May 1860 to 15 September 1865 Norbert Leroy align=“center”| Notary 7 May 1857 to 7 May 1860 Antoine Guillermen align=“center”| Hotel owner 20 August 1853 to 7 May 1860 Victor Noyer align=“center”| Surgeon August 1848 to 1853 Victor Prunelle align=“center”| Physician and Waters inspector 1843 to 1848 Claude Ramin-Prêtre align=“center”| Hotel owner 1833 to 1842 Christophe Bulot align=“center”| Shareholder 1831 to 1832 Louis Chaloin align=“center”| Hotel master 1822 to 1831 Baron Lucas align=“center”| Physician and Waters inspector 26 October 1815 to 1822 Antoine Fouet align=“center”| 21 May 1815 to 26 October 1815 Jean-Joseph Gravier align=“center”| 17 March 1814 to 21 May 1815 Antoine Fouet align=“center”| 1809 to 10 March 1814 Godefroy de Bardon align=“center”| 29 March 1805 to 1809 Gilbert Chocheprat align=“center”| November 1802 to 29 March 1805 Godefroy de Bardon align=“center”| 13 July 1800 to November 1802 Louis-Antoine Sauret align=“center”| 1798 to 1800 Jean-Joseph Gravier Du Monceau align=“center”| 1791 to 1795 Jean-Joseph Gravier Du Monceau align=“center”| 2 February 1790 to 13 November 1791 François-Claude Chocheprat align=“center”|

Population

{{Historical populations| align = none| cols = 2| percentages = pagr39750|Vichy}} and INSEE (1968-2017)Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE| graph-pos = bottom176383910007769851148136116011696291037405666602864288486103441087012330142541531516502175011950722207250742937030403306143350632117305272771426528254672531524166}}

Economy

(File:Soc. Nouvelle des Eaux Minérales Naturelles de Vichy 1900.jpg|thumb|Share of the Soc. Nouvelle des Eaux Minérales Naturelles de Vichy, issued 19 February 1900)The city was first noted for its thermal cures in Roman times. Its waters come from springs such as the Vichy Celestins and Vichy Saint-Yorre.(File:Pastilles de Vichy - Moinet.jpg|thumb|A tin of Vichy Pastilles)Vichy Pastilles (made in Vichy) are octagon-shaped candies made from soda contained in the spring waters.The health and beauty business, with the laboratories of the L’Oréal company, also make it possible to publicize the city’s name to a worldwide audience under the Vichy brand.WEB, April 2002, Saga Vichy,la-revue-des-marques.fr/sagas_marques/vichy/vichy.php, 30 June 2006, La Revue des marques, Unlike the neighbouring communes on the Allier such as industrial Montluçon and administrative seat Moulins, Vichy’s economy is centred on the tertiary sector, with companies like the Compagnie de Vichy developing the health and well-being sector to mitigate the decline of medical hydrotherapy. The local market, open on Sundays, attracts shoppers from tens of kilometres around.The closing of two important local employers, the Manurhin company and the Sediver company, has reduced employment in the Vichy basin. Job creation by developing companies such as the NSE electronics company or the Satel call center company may not completely compensate for the removal of jobs, despite the internet tour operator Karavel’s establishment of a new call center in May 2005.Nevertheless, the two most important employers of the city belong to the public sector: the hospital (1,120 employees), and the town hall (500WEB, MAIRIE DE VICHY,www.vichy-economie.com/annuaire-economique-vichy/detail?en=3177, Vichy-economie.com, Vichy Val d’Allier Développement, 21 September 2016, fr, ).Since 1989, Vichy has been one of the seven sites of the European Total Quality Institute (Institut Européen de la Qualité Totale).WEB, European Total Quality Institute,www.ieqt.org/index.php?id=193, 1 November 2014, Ieqt.org, fr, The Pôle Universitaire de Vichy (previously called Pôle Universitaire et Technologique Lardy), born from a project of thermal waste land rehabilitation and launched during the mid-1990s, is an economic priority. This {{convert|9000|m2|acre|abbr=on}} campus accommodates 600 students in the downtown area, in ten areas of study including the fields of biotechnology, international trade, multi-media and languages.The CAVILAM – Alliance FrançaiseWEB,www.cavilam.com/en/the-school/, The school, CAVILAM - Alliance Française, 13 February 2020, (Centre of Live Approaches to Languages and the Media), receives students from diverse countries who want to learn French. Created in 1964, under the impulse of the Universities of Clermont-Ferrand and the city of Vichy, CAVILAM – Alliance Française joined the international network of the Alliance Française in 2012. After the Covid lockdown, the center developed online courses for FLE teachers,WEB, Online courses,mooc.cavilam.com/, 30 January 2022, MOOC Cavilam, FLE ressources pages,WEB, Le plaisir d’apprendre,www.leplaisirdapprendre.com/, 30 January 2020, Le plaisir d’apprendre, WEB, La Fabrique CAVILAM,lafabrique.cavilam.com/, 30 January 2022, La Fabrique Cavilam, and foreign language coursesWEB, Foreign languages for locals,langues.cavilam.com/, 30 January 2022, DLE, NEWS, Le Journal de l’Eco,lejournaldeleco.fr/le-cavilam-cest-aussi-la-formation-aux-langues-etrangeres/#close-ep, 30 January 2022, for locals.The Palace of the Congresses is a venue primarily for the conferences of trade associations and learned societies. The structure is {{convert|1800|m2|sqft|abbr=on|adj=on}} in area, including two plenary rooms and fifteen multi-use rooms. With 25,000 visitors yearly, the conferences must carry the economic role once held by the hydrotherapy industry, which today counts only 12,000 patients each year. The hydrotherapy business will now have to reorganise itself to take a less strict therapeutic-only role, and adapt to patients’ stays shorter than the traditional three weeks.

Building projects

{{Update|section|date=September 2016}}Under the authority of the local communities, much work is being done on building sites and projects, which will deeply modify Vichy in the years to come. The construction by the Hotel of the Community of Agglomeration in September 2005 on the old site of the “Commercial City” may precede the total restoration of the market hall ”Le Grand Marché” (which would cost €5.9 million) which would be delivered in September 2006. Other projects include the creation of a {{convert|12000|m2|sqft|abbr=on|adj=on}} mother-child centre in the hospital complex, the restoration of the spa façade (removal of the metal boarding to uncover the original style of 1862), the transformation of the spa into a multi-use center, creation of parks with fountains in place of parking lots, the demolition and the transformation of the buildings in a congested area to create an enterprise center intended to create 800 jobs (opened in early 2008), the construction of a new aquatic stadium including five basins (open since 2008), and motorway connection (opened in early 2015).

Notable people

Religion

A wide variety of faiths are practiced. Various Christian denominations such as diverse Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant churches are found throughout the area along with adherents of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and others.

Transport

Highway access

Vichy is accessible from departmental road 2209, former {{ill|Route nationale 209|lt=route nationale 209|fr}} (from the towns of Gannat or Varennes-sur-Allier), the {{ill|Route nationale 106|lt=D906e, former D906|fr|Route nationale 106 (France)}} from Thiers, the {{ill|Route nationale 493|lt=D1093|fr}} from Randan or the (:fr:Route départementale 6 (Allier)|D6) from Charmeil.The city is situated {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the {{ill|A719 autoroute|fr|Autoroute A719 (France)}} and {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the A89 autoroute.The A719 autoroute, connecting Vichy to the A71 to Clermont-Ferrand, opened in January 2015.WEB,www.lamontagne.fr/auvergne/2014/12/22/l-a-719-vichy-gannat-ouvrira-le-12-janvier-a-midi_11269358.html, L’A719 Vichy-Gannat ouvrira le 12 janvier à midi, La Montagne, 22 December 2014, 1 March 2020, fr, A719 from Vichy to Gannat will open 12 January at noon, In 2014, only regional two-lane highways (routes départementales) pass through the urban ring of Vichy. The D2209 is the principal axis of circulation for heavily loaded trucks, from the west (via Gannat) or the north (via Varennes-sur-Allier or Saint-Germain-des-Fossés) ; other important routes are the following (listed in the clockwise order): The D67 is a loop to the north of the city created to limit traffic jams (access to Creuzier-le-Neuf, afterwards by the D907, Lapalisse and the N7).Entrée de Vichy et sortie d’Abrest par la route en provenance de Thiers (trottoir de droite) 2022-12-25.JPG|alt=Entrance of Vichy from Thiers|Entrance by departmental road 906e from ThiersFin du pont de l’Europe côté Vichy 2014-07-16.JPG|alt=Entrance after Pont de l’Europe|Entrance by the Pont de l’EuropeEntrée Vichy par D 2209 depuis le pont 2020-01-01.JPG|alt=Entrance after Bellerive’s bridge|Entrance by Bellerive’s bridge (Jacques-Chirac bridge)Rue de l’Hôtel des Postes depuis la place Charles de Gaulle (Vichy) 2021-10-24.JPG|alt=Rue de l’Hôtel des Postes, a pedestrian way|Rue de l’Hôtel des Postes, a pedestrian way

Rail transport

File:Gare de Vichy.JPG|thumbnail|alt=Railway station|Railway station in 2015.]]Vichy is served by the following train lines:

Public transport

MobiVie is the network of urban transport for six communes of Vichy Communauté intercommunality. This network is composed of eight lines {{As of|2022|lc=y}}.WEB, Réseau et itinéraires de bus à Vichy, Network and route buses in Vichy,www.ville-vichy.fr/transport/bus, 31 January 2022, French, “Mobival” is an on-call transportation service for Vichy and its neighborhood. This service offers the local communes a reliable transportation service for areas that are not served by the MobiVie network. Created in October 2004, it has ten lines.

Air transport

Vichy is {{convert|5|km|spell=in}} from Vichy — Charmeil Airport, and {{convert|55|km}} from the larger Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport.WEB, En avion, By avion,www.ville-vichy.fr/transport/avion, 31 January 2022, fr,

Twin towns – sister cities

(File:Panneau d’indication des villes jumelées avec Vichy 2014-07-16.JPG|thumb|Signs showing German twin towns){{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in France}}Vichy is twinned with:WEB, Jumelage,www.ville-vichy.fr/jumelage, ville-vichy.fr, Vichy, fr, 13 April 2021,

See also

References

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External links

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