The Fort de Feyzin hosts seminars, meetings, training sessions, conferences, product launches, company parties and team building days, from small working groups to 1,000 guests at a standing reception in its main courtyard. Its seminar block seats up to 180 people in theater style. The fort stands at 8 Route du Docteur Jean Long in Feyzin, south of Lyon, about 15 minutes from the center of the metropolitan area.
Seminars and company events
The seminar block covers about 500 m² according to the main page, with three large rooms and smaller breakout rooms. The seminar page describes three modular spaces on two levels, from 40 to 150 m². The whole block takes 180 people in theater style, 140 for a seated meal, 200 for a cocktail and 60 in a U-shape. Rooms come equipped with projectors, screens, sound systems, flipcharts and furniture, and a technical team runs sound and lighting on the day.
The venue sells half-day and full-day seminars, training rooms, staff New Year receptions and evening parties. Project managers follow each event, and the site can add security staff, hosts, a stage manager, bar staff, a cook, a DJ, valet parking and shuttles.
Team building is a large part of the offer. The list includes an escape game, a connected treasure hunt, the fort's own challenges, Olympic-style games, outdoor games, yoga, CSR activities, a photo booth, live music and guided tours of the fort.
Rooms and capacities
The Cour du Cavalier is the largest space, an inner courtyard of about 2,000 m² at the foot of the Cavalier, the raised central building that once served as barracks and lookout. It takes 1,000 guests for a cocktail, 500 in plenary layout and 300 for a seated dinner.
The Caponnière, a 600 m² vaulted defensive gallery built to cover the ditches, has been renovated as a run of alcoves with mood lighting. It holds 200 guests for a cocktail or a seated dinner, 60 in theater style and 120 in breakout groups, and opens onto a 200 m² outdoor area.
Above it, the Cirque de verdure is a 1,000 m² open-air amphitheater used for outdoor activities and summer receptions for 200 people.
Catering
Catering comes from caterers selected by the venue, with a focus on local and responsible suppliers. Formats include breakfasts, buffet lunches, cocktail dinners, seated meals, meal trays, live cooking stations, sweet breaks, wine tastings and a bar serving cocktails, beer and wine.
History and setting
The fort was built between 1875 and 1877 as one of the links in the second ring of forts around Lyon, part of the Séré de Rivières defense system. It was meant to guard the southern approach to the city. The town of Feyzin bought it in 2003 and started a renovation program, and it has hosted company events since September 2022. The site covers about 2 hectares within 26 hectares of woods classed as a protected natural area.
Getting there
By car, leave the A7 motorway at the D301 exit toward Vénissieux, Saint-Priest and Feyzin La Bégude. Free on-site parking holds 120 cars. Feyzin train station is 2 km away, 10 minutes from Lyon Perrache or Jean Macé. Bus 39 from Vénissieux station (metro line D) and bus 60 from Gerland (metro line B) stop at La Bégude, 800 m from the fort. The site is accessible to people with reduced mobility.
