Madone de Chasselay
Madone de Chasselay is a work of art in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or, Arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Madone de Chasselay is situated nearby to the quarry Carrière du Py, as well as near Dassault Mirage III C.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort du Mont Verdun and Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base.
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 1¼ km south of Madone de Chasselay.
Lyon – Mont Verdun Air Base
Military installation
Photo: Touriste, Public domain.
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 1¼ km southeast of Madone de Chasselay.
Château du Plantin
Castle
Photo: CHABERT Louis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château du Plantin is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Madone de Chasselay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chasselay and Montluzin.
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.
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. Limonest is situated 3 km south of Madone de Chasselay.
Madone de Chasselay
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.86071° or 45° 51′ 39″ northLongitude
4.77943° or 4° 46′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8FQ6VQ6H+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 910875247OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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