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Le château en bref
The Fort de Sainte-Foy is one of the works forming the first ring of fortifications around Lyon, built in 1843. With its perimeter of 300 × 200 m, it overlooks the Saône. In front of the main gate, facing Lyon, a deep ditch was dug, across which a drawbridge provided access.
The great powder magazine, with a capacity of 44 tonnes of powder, could supply up to 25 cannons.
In the event of a siege, the artillery rose from 25 to 61 cannons, and the garrison from 400 to 600 men.
To organise daily life within the fort, it contained a kitchen, a laundry, several storerooms and a latrine pit in the courtyard.
Water came from two wells and a cistern collecting rainwater, with a capacity of 500 m3.