Fort Montluc

Fort Montluc
Fort bastion
Map
45°45′06″N 4°51′46″E / 45.751789°N 4.862823°E / 45.751789; 4.862823
LocationLyon, France
Beginning date1831
Completion date1835

Fort Montluc, also known as Fort de Villeurbanne, is a fort located in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Dallemagne, François (2006). Les Défenses de Lyon: Enceintes et fortifications (in French). Lyon: Éditions lyonnaises d'art et d'histoire. ISBN 978-2-84147-177-5.