Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base
Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base is located to the northwest of Lyon. It is a center for air defense operations transferred to the site from the now-deactivated headquarters of the French Air Force at Taverny Air Base – BA921 near Paris, with an underground alternate strategic command center hardened against chemical and nuclear attack.Photo: Touriste, Public domain.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: air base northwest of Lyon, France
- Also known as: “Air Base 942”, “BA 942”, “BA942”, “base aerienne 942”, “Base aérienne Capitaine Jean Robert”, “Lyon-Mont Verdun Air Base”, and “Mont Verdun Air Base”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort du Mont Verdun and Mont Verdun.
Fort du Mont Verdun
Fort
Photo: Rexcornot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Mont Verdun is the biggest highlight of the second belt of Forts around Lyon and is the only one considered to be a mountain fort. It rests at 630 meters altitude, dominating Lyon, Limonest, the lower Azergues valley and the Saône valley. Fort du Mont Verdun is situated 560 metres southwest of Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limonest and Chasselay.
Limonest
Village
Photo: Beuvave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limonest is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Chasselay
Village
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chasselay is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. The village is located between Lyon and Villefranche-sur-Saône. It is a relatively rural community without a train station. Chasselay is situated 3 km northwest of Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base.
Couzon-au-Mont-d’Or
Village
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Couzon-au-Mont-d’Or is situated 3 km east of Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base.
Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base
- Category: air base
- Location: Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.85139° or 45° 51′ 5″ northLongitude
4.78632° or 4° 47′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8FQ6VQ2P+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 143672583OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q11044
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne 942 Lyon-Mont Verdun”
- French: “Base aérienne 942 Lyon-Mont Verdun”
- German: “Base aérienne 942 Lyon-Mont Verdun”
- German: “Luftstützpunkt Mont Verdun”
- Italian: “base aerea 942 del Mont Verdun”
- Japanese: “モンヴェルダン空軍基地”
- Japanese: “リヨン＝モン・ヴェルダン空軍基地”
- Spanish: “Base Aerea de Lyon-Mont Verdun”
- Spanish: “Base Aérea de Lyon-Mont Verdun”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dassault Super Mystère B2 and Dassault Mirage F1 C.
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