Fort de Caluire

Fort de Caluire was an old fortification situated in Caluire-et-Cuire. Now demolished, it was part of the first belt of forts protecting Lyon.

History

Built in 1831, it was connected to the Fort de Montessuy by a long chamber, from which it defended the approaches to the Croix-Rousse along the road from the Dombes.
Placed on the slope of the Saône it defended the river, along with Fort de Loyasse, Fort Duchère and Fort [Saint-Jean (Lyon)|Fort Saint-Jean]. It was square, with a bastion at each corner.
In the 1860s a mushroom farm operated in the underground enclosure connecting the two forts, with the old bastions repurposed into underground grow-rooms. T

Today

The fort was demolished in 1933 to make way for the construction of the current Henri Cochet stadium. A few clues remain as to its location such as the present street known as the montée des Forts; the entrance to fort de Caluire was at the current intersection of montée des Forts and avenue Paul Doumer.