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Charmeil
Charmeil (; oc, Chalmelh) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Geography Accessible by departmental roads 6 and 27, Charmeil is located northwest of Vichy, south of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat, east of Vendat, and north of Bellerive-sur-Allier. A weather station is located on the site of the airport, elevation: . File:Charmeil D 27 depuis Vendat 2014-06-14.JPG, alt=The D 27 road from Vendat, D 27 from Vendat File:Charmeil D 27 Entrée depuis Cusset 2014-06-14.JPG, alt=D 27 road from Boutiron bridge, D 27 from Boutiron bridge Administration List of successive mayors: * 2001-2014: Andrée-Claude Petillat * 2014-current: Franck Gonzales Population Demography Economy Charmeil has a commercial area with signs: Mr Bricolage, Jardiland, a GiFi store, Lidl, and local merchants. Culture and Heritage * Charmeil Castle, which was the summer residence of Marshal Philippe Pétain in 1943 and which was held including a secret meeting between Pierre La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vichy — Charmeil Airport
Vichy – Charmeil Airport (french: Aéroport de Vichy - Charmeil) is an airport located in Charmeil, north-northwest of Vichy, both ''communes'' in the Allier department of the Auvergne region in central France. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt Asphalt, also known as bitumen (, ), is a sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product, and is classed as a pitch. Before the 20th century, the term a ... surface measuring . References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vichy - Charmeil Airport Airports in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Buildings and structures in Allier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vichy
Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a Spa town, spa and resort town and in World War II was the seat of government, capital of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944. The term ''Vichyste'' indicated collaboration with the Vichy regime, often carrying a pejorative connotation. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational World Heritage Site, 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. Name Vichy is the French form of the Occitan language, Occitan name of the town, ', of uncertain etymology. Albert Dauzat, Dauzat & al. have proposed that it derived from an unattested Latin name (') referencing the most important regional landowner (presumably a "Vippius") d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Allier Department
The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * (CAML) *Communauté d'agglomération (CAMO, partly) *Commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vichy Communauté
Vichy Communauté is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Vichy. It is located in the Allier department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central France. Created in 2017, its seat is in Vichy.CA Vichy Communauté (N° SIREN : 200071363) BANATIC. Retrieved 15 November 2022. Its area is 741.3 km2. Its population was 82,810 in 2019, of which 24,980 in Vichy proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monument Historique
''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, a garden, a bridge, or other structure, because of their importance to France's architectural and historical cultural heritage. Both public and privately owned structures may be listed in this way, as well as movable objects. As of 2012 there were 44,236 monuments listed. The term "classification" is reserved for designation performed by the French Ministry of Culture for a monument of national-level significance. Monuments of lesser significance may be "inscribed" by various regional entities. Buildings may be given the classification (or inscription) for either their exteriors or interiors. A monument's designation could be for a building's décor, its furniture, a single room, or even a staircase. An example is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Rahn
Rudolf Rahn (16 March 1900 – 7 January 1975) was a German diplomat who served the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. As a member of the Party, and as Plenipotentiary to the Italian Social Republic in the closing stages of the Second World War, he was arrested and held at Nuremberg as a potential war criminal, but he was released in 1949 and deemed to be denazified in Class V (exonerated). Early life Born at Ulm, on the Danube, Rahn was the son of a notary. After attending the gymnasium (a form of high school) in Esslingen, he studied political science and sociology at the Universities of Tübingen, Berlin, and Heidelberg, and in 1923 gained a doctorate. He then spent some years studying and travelling in other countries.Rudolf Rahn fr. Diplomat at munzinger.de , accessed 6 January 2013 Caree ...
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Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (, ) or Marshal Pétain (french: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of World War I, during which he became known as The Lion of Verdun (french: le lion de Verdun). From 1940 to 1944, during World War II, he served as head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France. Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, remains the oldest person to become the head of state of France. During World War I, Pétain led the French Army to victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun. After the failed Nivelle Offensive and subsequent mutinies he was appointed Commander-in-Chief and succeeded in repairing the army's confidence. Pétain remained in command for the rest of the war and emerged as a national hero. During the interwar period he was head of the peacetime French Army, commanded joint Franco-Spanish operations during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GiFi
GiFi is a French discount chain with nearly 500 stores, mostly in France. It was founded in 1981 by Philippe Ginestet Philippe Ginestet (born 15 April 1954) is a French billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and owner of GiFi, a French discount chain. Philippe Ginestet was born on 15 April 1954 in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, France. Gi ..., who is the owner and chairman. His son Alexandre is the CEO. In 2017, GiFi bought French discount chain Tati. GiFi has an annual turnover of US$1.6 billion. References External links * Retail companies of France Retail companies established in 1981 {{France-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellerive-sur-Allier
Bellerive-sur-Allier (; oc, Vaissa) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Known as Vesse or Vaisse, it was renamed Bellerive-sur-Allier in 1903. Population Geography Location Bellerive-sur-Allier was member of Gannat district in 1793, which becomes an arrondissement in 1801; member of the arrondissement of Lapalisse from 1926 to 1942 and arrondissement of Vichy since 1942. It was member of the canton of Escurolles from 1801 to 2015. The commune is the centralizer office of the canton of Bellerive-sur-Allier (11 communes) since March 2015. Vaissa dins lo Canton d'Escuròlas.png, alt=Location of Bellerive-sur-Allier in the former canton of Escurolles, Bellerive-sur-Allier in the former canton of Escurolles (before March 2015). Vaissa dins la Comunautat d'Aglomeracion Vichèi Val d'Alèir.png, alt=Location of Bellerive-sur-Allier in the Vichy Val d'Allier conurbation, Bellerive-sur-Allier in the Vichy Val d'Allier conurbation. Transportation Road tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendat
Vendat () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Allier Allier communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Allier-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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