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Fort de Loyasse

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Fort de Loyasse
Fort de Loyasse. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Fort de Loyasse is a fort built between 1836 and 1840. It is currently in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the first belt of forts protecting Lyon.

The fort is a sister fort to Fort de Caluire and Fort Duchère (both since demolished) and Fort Saint-Jean.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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