Fort du Mont Verdun

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.

Photo: Rexcornot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mont Verdun and Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base.

Mont Verdun

Peak

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Mont Verdun is a peak.

Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base

Military installation

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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. Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base is situated 560 metres northeast of Fort du Mont Verdun.

Château de la Barollière

Castle

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Château de la Barollière is a castle, which is situated 1 km south of Fort du Mont Verdun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Limonest and Chasselay.

Limonest

Village

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Limonest is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Chasselay

Village

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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 north of Fort du Mont Verdun.