Limone

The commune is located approximately 455 km southeast of Paris , 4.5 km northwest of Lyon ^[1] , on the edge of the A6 motorway.

The territory of the commune is located at heights in the north-eastern part of the Central massif . 65% of the commune’s area is natural.

In the vicinity of Limone, one of the battles of the final stage of the Napoleonic Wars took place . On March 16 - 20, 1814, Austrian troops defeated the so-called Rhone army here under the command of General Augereau . The French retreated to Lyon, and on March 21 the Austrians entered there ^{[2] [3]} . After the fall of the First Empire, the region remained occupied by Austrian forces from 1815 to 1818 .

In Limon is the technopark Parc du Puy d'Or ( Parc du Puy d'Or ), which is part of the West Lyon Economic Pole ^{[7] [8]} .

On the lands of the commune, on the heights of Mont Verdin, is the base of the Air Force of France . Also in the commune is the antenna of the Chamber of Commerce of Lyon.

• Chateau Barollier ( fr: Château de La Barollière ) of the XIV century , since 1926 in the list of cultural heritage of France
• Sandar Castle ( fr: Château de Sandar ) XV - XVI centuries
• 17th Century Sanssouci Castle ( fr: Château de Sans-Souci )
• Church of Saint Martin ( Église Saint Martin ) 1845
• Battery Carrier ( fr: Batterie des Carrières ) - fortification of 1874

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  Castle barolier

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  Sandar Castle

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  Sanssouci castle

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  Battery Carrier

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  Church of saint martin

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  Limone in 1901 or 1902

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  Blacksmith's Tower at the beginning of the 20th century

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  From 1898 to 1930, Limone was the last stop of Lyon trams.