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Origin and history

The villa Parva is located in Vichy, in the Allier department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is part of a set of villas built between 1897 and 1900 by Hubert Colombier, a stickman at the Court of Cusset and owner of the bank of Vichy. This complex, forming a private gate, includes the villa Jurietti (main residence of Colombier) and several rental villas of various styles. Villa Parva, at 16 rue Hubert-Colombiar, is distinguished by its classic convex facade, its cast iron railing balcony, and its triangular pediment windows.

Hubert Colombier, initiator of the project, entrusted the project to architect Percilly. The Villa Parva, with its facades and roofs, was partially listed as historical monuments by order of 2 May 1988. This classification specifically protects its exterior architectural elements, reflecting the heritage importance of this complex in the thermal and residential landscape of Vichy at the turn of the 20th century.

All the villas, designed as a private and elegant space, illustrate the urbanization linked to Vichy's golden age as a spa. Hubert-Colombiar Street, sanded and closed by a chain, symbolized an exclusive residential setting for an easy clientele. The Villa Parva, by its style and its integration into this project, bears witness to the eclectic architecture and the real estate development linked to thermalism at that time.

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