Square des Francine
| Square des Francine | |
|---|---|
Square des Francine as seen from the Avenue de Sceaux | |
| General information | |
| Type | Public park with a fountain |
| Address | Avenue de Sceaux |
| Town or city | Versailles |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48°47′50″N 2°07′53″E / 48.79722°N 2.13139°E |
| Construction started | under Louis XIV of France |
| Renovated | Spring 2016 |
Square des Francine is a public park created from a former watering pool for horses, situated at the edge of the Avenue de Sceaux in Versailles, France. In 2016 the pool was transformed into a geometrical shrubbery park with a playground for children around a fountain.
The Francines were the family who over several generations created and oversaw the hydraulic system that ran the many fountains in the garden of Versailles during the 17th and 18th centuries. The newly created fountain is named in their honour.