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Fort de Montessuy

You will find Fort de Montessuy in Caluire-et-Cuire. 171 more places to visit are within 5 km. Close by, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon is 3 km away.

Where
In Caluire-et-Cuire
inside the commune
How well known
Top 6%
#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Fort in Caluire-et-Cuire

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Caluire-et-Cuire

Fort de Montessuy is in the commune of Caluire-et-Cuire, with 171 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Warm weather in Caluire-et-Cuire runs April to October, with highs of 17–28°C.

Jan7° / 1°48 mm
Feb9° / 1°37 mm
Mar14° / 4°47 mm
Apr17° / 7°68 mm
May21° / 11°75 mm
Jun26° / 14°68 mm
Jul28° / 16°65 mm
Aug28° / 16°63 mm
Sep23° / 12°80 mm
Oct17° / 9°95 mm
Nov11° / 5°90 mm
Dec7° / 2°49 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Caluire-et-Cuire, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Genis-Laval station, 12 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Caluire-et-Cuire’s full climate →
About

Fort de Montessuy

Articles on it exist in 4 languages.

Fort de Montessuy on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Fort
Covered in
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhône
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Its place on the map

Find Fort de Montessuy in orange; each number is a place listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Caluire-et-Cuire. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Where people come from

By population, Lyon 9e leads the 8 with 53,567. The list runs from its own town outward.

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  1. 1Caluire-et-Cuire
  2. 2Lyon 4e
  3. 3Lyon 6e
  4. 4Lyon 1er
  5. 5Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
  6. 6Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or
  7. 7Lyon 9e
  8. 8Sathonay-Camp
1 · It’s in this commune

Caluire-et-Cuire

43,597 people

2 · 2.3 km southwest of it

Lyon 4e

34,752 people

3 · 2.5 km south of it

Lyon 6e

49,385 people

4 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Lyon 1er

28,717 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Fort de Montessuy isPeople
Caluire-et-CuireIt’s in this commune43,597
Lyon 4e2.3 km southwest of it34,752
Lyon 6e2.5 km south of it49,385
Lyon 1er2.7 km southwest of it28,717
Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or3.2 km northwest of it6,327
Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or3.3 km north of it4,669
Lyon 9e3.5 km west of it53,567
Sathonay-Camp3.9 km northeast of it7,019
Make a day of it

While you are near Fort de Montessuy

Also close at hand are 4 attractions, 2 museums and a garden, among 353 within 15 km.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Fort de Montessuy: the answers

Where is Fort de Montessuy?

Fort de Montessuy is in Caluire-et-Cuire, in Rhône (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Fort de Montessuy?

Fort.

How well known is Fort de Montessuy?

Fort de Montessuy has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Fort de Montessuy?

April to October are the warmest months in Caluire-et-Cuire, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort de Montessuy?

Within 15 km: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (3 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (3.8 km), Parc Olympique lyonnais (11 km) and Parc de la Tête d'Or (1.4 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.