Vichy France
client state of Nazi Germany, administering the Free Zone in southern France and French colonial possessions (1940–1944)
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Summary
Vichy France is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,172 views/month, #9 of 1,549).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Continent: Europe[4]
- Instance of: regime[5], puppet state[6], organization[7], capital city relocation[8]
- Head of state: Philippe Pétain[9]
- Capital: Paris[10], Vichy[11]
- Official language: French[12]
- Currency: French franc[13], Coins of Vichy France[14]
- Shares border with: Nazi Germany[15]
- Anthem: Maréchal, nous voilà ![16]
- Basic form of government: dictatorship[17], authoritarianism[18], puppet state[19]
- Named after: Vichy[20]
- Flag: flag of France[21]
- Legislative body: Vichy National Council[22]
- Location: Vichy[23]
- Commons category: Vichy government (1940-1944)[24]
- Archives at: Swiss Federal Archives[25]
- Inception: July 10, 1940[26], 1940[27]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: August 29, 1944[28]
- Coordinate location: 46.166667, 3.4[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vichy France[30]
- Depicted by: French Detail Vichy Looting of Jews' Assets[31]
- Territory claimed by: Free France[32]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[33]
- Replaces: French Third Republic[34]
- Replaced by: Provisional Government of the French Republic[35]
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Identity
Vichy France's official name is recorded as État français[36].
Why It Matters
Vichy France has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 152 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]