Montluc Fort

Fort Montluc, also known as Fort de Villeurbanne, is a fort located in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. The fort was built in 1831 as part of the Ceintures de Lyon, which were a series of fortifications surrounding Lyon. It is currently used as a metropolitan police station.

Fort Montluc was built between 1831 and 1835 and was part of a system of fortifications to protect Lyon from possible enemy attack. The trapezoidal shape and two outward-facing bastions were designed to protect the suburb of Guillotière. It was surrounded by water similar to the Fort des Brotteaux and was accessible by a wooden bridge. The interior included a large two-storey cavalier which, could hold 600 soldiers. The fort later served as a garrison.

At the end of the 19th century, the glacis surrounding the fort were occupied by French military, and have since been replaced by a garden square. The fort was owned by the Minister of the Interior from 1969 to 2007, after which it has been used as a metropolitan police station.

Text adapted from “Fort Montluc” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montluc Fort ranks #5,254 of 7,787 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #412 of the 516 mapped in France. Founded 1831, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 571 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 3 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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