Although the thermal spas have long been an attraction, it is was the frequent visits of French Emperor Napoleon III that put Vichy, France, on the map in the second half of the 19th century.

When he agreed to take up a period of residence in Vichy, France, this past spring, Yusuf Sevinçli assumed the character of the wandering photographer, the unruly loafer who watches out for the ...

From November 1942 until August 1944 this Vichy Zone was also occupied by German troops. These events had a bearing on what happened even in small towns and villages in southern France. Before the war ...

A poster from the Vichy period shows a disintegrating France on the left, with words like "communism" and "Jewishness" causing the foundation to crumble. On the right are the words of Pétain's ...

Books Bookshelf ‘When France Fell’ Review: The Problem of Vichy In 1940, American isolationists wanted Marshal Pétain’s government to be treated as neutral. The British thought otherwise.

On November 10, 1942, Nazi troops entered previously unoccupied France, the de facto government of which was centered in Vichy state. Vichy was seen as a puppet government controlled by Germany.

He will then go to Vichy. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley explains why this is a very symbolic visit.

Six weeks after the Vél d’Hiv roundup in Paris, the Vichy regime committed another unspeakable crime by arresting some 6,000 Jews in the non-occupied zone on August 26, 1942 – an event that ...