Fort de Bron

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The Fort de Bron was a detachiertes Fort , built in the years 1872-1876. Located on the territory of the city of Bron , it was part of the fortified belt of Lyon and the system of the Barrière de fer .

history

The fort's history begins after the Franco-Prussian War . As a result of the Treaty of Frankfurt , which ended the war, had to France , the Alsace and Lorraine to Germany to cede, resulting in a boundary shift result.

To improve the defense of Lyon, a semicircle of forts was laid out in the east, consisting of:

These forts were equipped with artillery that was impressive for the era, as well as with all the necessary materials, personnel and ammunition.

After the reorganization of the French defense in 1874, the Fort de Bron was included in the Barrière de fer . For the period after 1885, the installation of two Mougin casemates , each with a Canon de 155 mm L modèle 1877 cannon, was planned, but this was not implemented.

From 1875 to 1885, the following were built one after the other on the territory of the municipality:

  • The Fort de Bron on a plateau with a view over the Rhone Valley to Saint-Priest;
  • The annex batteries of Lessivas and Parilly;
  • A rampart with four bastions on the road to Grenoble .

Only the Fort de Bron has survived.

Due to the rapid development of artillery, the forts around Lyon soon became unusable, the walls would no longer withstand modern shells, which is why they could no longer be used to defend Lyon. After the region was not affected by World War I , the fort was only used as a barracks and depot .

During the Second World War , the Germans set up a prison here.

The fort was a military area until 1975, when the French Air Force (the fort belonged to the property of the air force base at Lyon-Bron airport ) gave up the area.

Current condition

The city of Lyon then bought the site to build a water reservoir on it. The armed forces only kept an area of ​​several hectares in front of the top of the fort, as the "École du service de santé des armées de Lyon-Bron" (medical school of the army in Lyon-Bron) had been built here.

The fort has currently been used for theatrical performances for two years. (“Biennale du Fort de Bron”) For two months a theater troupe will perform, which in the 2009 season for L'Odyssée von Homer recorded 17,000 spectators.

The fort is managed by an organization that has been giving guided tours on the first Sunday of each month for more than 20 years. It also participates in the Heritage Days and hosts a large craft exhibition in early October. A museum was also set up.

literature

  • Les défenses de Lyon , François Dallemagne; Georges Fessy. - Éditions Lyonnaises d'Art et d'Histoire, 2006. ISBN 2-84147-177-2
  • Le Petit Larousse de l'histoire de France , Éditions Larousse
  • Alain Hohnadel et Philippe Bestetti, La Bataille des forts , Editions Heimdal, Bayeux, 1995 ISBN 2-8404-8087-5

Web links

Commons : Fort de Bron  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 45 ° 43 ′ 56 "  N , 4 ° 55 ′ 18"  E