FONTAINE BOUCHERAT
ERIGEE PAR L’ARCHITECTE
JEAN BEAUSIRE

EN 1699

ET AINSI DENOMMEE EN L’HONNEUR DU CHANCELIER BOUCHERAT

The fountain erected in 1697 by the architect Jean Beausire is dedicated to Louis Boucherat (1616-1685) who was Chancellor of France.

The fountain was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

At the top of the fountain is another plaque, on which is written in Latin, a sentence of thanks to King Louis XIV for the Treaty of Ryswick signed in 1697 and ending the Nine Years’ War between France and the Alliance of Nations (England, Spain and more):
FAVSTA PARISIACAM LODOICO REGE PER VRBEM
PAX VT FVNDET OPES FONS ITA FVNDIT AOVAS

[translation]
Just as King Louis, who brought peace throughout the city of Paris, similarly this fountain allows its waters to flow
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The fountain is designated a historical heritage site of France

Translation of the text on the sign:
BOUCHERAT FOUNTAIN
ERECTED BY THE ARCHITECT
JEAN BEAUSIRE

IN 1699

AND SO NAMED IN HONOR OF CHANCELLOR BOUCHERAT