Skip to content

✦ History

Vichy

City

Spa town that was the seat of Pétain's French State from 1940 to 1944.

View on map 46.13° N, 3.43° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – May 23, 1808 France de facto
October 14, 1808 – April 12, 1814 France de facto
May 30, 1814 – June 21, 1940 France de facto
July 10, 1940 – November 11, 1942 Vichy France de facto
November 11, 1942 – August 15, 1944 Germany de facto Military occupation
since August 25, 1944 France de facto

Capital of

July 1, 1940 – August 20, 1944 France
July 10, 1940 – August 20, 1944 Vichy France