 In the early 1990s, Vilard produced "L'Amour défendu" and also appeared at the L'Olympia again.In 1992, he received the "Ordre national du Mérite" in a special ceremony at the Parisian Théâtre des Variétés hosted by Jean-Paul Belmondo.In 2004, the Berry region honoured Villard by officially naming a performing arts building after him.