Vichy Communauté is the ''

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (, ) is a consortium of communes in France, communes (municipality, municipalities) in France, created as a government structure by the Jean-Pierre Chevènement, Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of co ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

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Vichy Vichy (, ; ) is a city in the central French department of Allier. Located on the Allier river, it is a major spa and resort town and during World War II was the capital of Vichy France. As of 2021, Vichy has a population of 25,789. Known f ...

. It is located in the

Allier Allier ( , , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region that borders Cher (department), Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire (department), Loire to the east, Pu ...

department, in the

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...

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, central

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. Created in 2017, its seat is in Vichy.CA Vichy Communauté (N° SIREN : 200071363)
BANATIC. Retrieved 11 November 2024. Its area is 741.3 km². Its population was 82,810 in 2019, of which 24,980 in Vichy proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

Composition

The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 39 communes: # Abrest # Arfeuilles #

Arronnes Arronnes (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arronnais'' or ''Arronnaises''. Geography Arronnes is located some south-east of Vichy a ...

Bellerive-sur-Allier Bellerive-sur-Allier (; ) 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 ...

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# Bost # Brugheas #

Busset Busset is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 Communes of France, communes of the Allier Departments of France, department of ...

# La Chabanne # La Chapelle # Charmeil #

Châtel-Montagne Châtel-Montagne (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 Communes of France, communes of the Allier Departments of France, ...

# Châtelus #

Cognat-Lyonne Cognat-Lyonne (; ) is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population Government List of successive mayors: * 1919-1945: Étienne Pélisson * 1945-1971: Lucien Riet * 1971-1977: Pierre Gillet ...

Creuzier-le-Neuf Creuzier-le-Neuf () is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Geography Location Creuzier-le-Neuf is located 9 kilometers north of Vichy which it is a part of the agglomeration and about 20 km from Varennes-sur-Allie ...

Creuzier-le-Vieux Creuzier-le-Vieux () is a Communes of France, commune in the Allier Departments of France, department in central France. Geography Location Creuzier-le-Vieux is located near ''Montagne Verte'' (Green Mountain), north of the two main cities ...

Cusset Cusset is a commune in the department of Allier, in the central French region of Auvergne. Situated in the foothills of the , the city is a suburb of Vichy and ranks fourth in population for the department. Population Geography Loca ...

Espinasse-Vozelle Espinasse-Vozelle (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 Communes of France, communes of the Allier Departments of France ...

Ferrières-sur-Sichon Ferrières-sur-Sichon (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Population Sights * Arboretum Paul Barge See also * Glozel * Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 Communes of Franc ...

La Guillermie La Guillermie () is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Population Its inhabitants are called ''Guillermiauds''. See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 Communes of France, com ...

# Hauterive # Laprugne # Lavoine #

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# Mariol # Le Mayet-de-Montagne #

Molles Molles (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 Communes of France, communes of the Allier Departments of France, depart ...

Nizerolles Nizerolles () 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 France, communes of the Allier Depar ...

# Saint-Clément #

Saint-Germain-des-Fossés Saint-Germain-des-Fossés (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Saint-Germain-des-Fossés station has rail connections to Lyon, Nevers and Clermont-Ferrand. Population See also *Communes of ...

Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population Its inhabitants are called ''Saint-Nicolavois''. See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list ...

# Saint-Pont # Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat #

Saint-Yorre Saint-Yorre (; ) is a commune in the Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Auvergne as former region), central France. The locality is renowned for its highly mineralized mineral water. Population Administration List of mayors * 1 ...

Serbannes Serbannes (; ) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Population Administration * March 2001–March 2008: Jean Debut * March 2008–current: Raymond Pourchon See also * Communes of the Allie ...

# Seuillet # Vendat # Le Vernet #

Administration

Elected members

The ''communauté d'agglomération'' is directed by a ''conseil communautaire'' composed of 77 members representing each of the member communes. Their proportional division is fixed by the prefectorial decree n^o 2669/2019 of 30 October 2019.

Presidency

References

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