Fort Saint-Jean (Lyon)

The Fort Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃]) is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon and part of the first fort belt of Lyon, which includes

Fort de Loyasse, and the now-demolished Fort Duchère and Fort de Caluire.

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Fort Saint-Jean (Lyon) ranks #3,800 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #288 of the 351 mapped in France. Founded 1834, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 336 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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