Fontaine de l'Avril, Bronze fountain in Square du Palais Galliera, Paris, France

The Fontaine de l'Avril stands in the Square du Palais Galliera: a circular stone basin with a bronze pillar at its centre, sculpted by Pierre Roche in 1906. The pillar, covered with raised stems, leaves and flowers, carries the inscription "Il est gentil le mois d'avril qui n'ait son chapeau au grésil". On top, a nude young woman wearing a flower crown raises her right arm above her head.

The fountain was created in 1906 by sculptor Pierre Roche (1855–1922). It stands in the square of the Palais Galliera, a private palace built at the end of the 19th century and later bequeathed to the City of Paris. The palace now houses a fashion museum.

The bronze pillar carries an inscription in French: "Il est gentil le mois d'avril qui n'ait son chapeau au grésil", a line about April keeping its hat on in the sleet. The figure on top wears a crown of flowers, and the whole work is in the Art Nouveau style.

The fountain stands in the open square of the Palais Galliera garden, reachable on foot from Iéna metro station on Line 9. The square is a public garden, so the fountain can be seen whenever the garden is open; the bronze pillar carries an inscription in French that is worth reading up close.

The bronze pillar beneath the figure carries an inscription in French: "Il est gentil le mois d'avril qui n'ait son chapeau au grésil", a line about April keeping its hat on against the sleet. Visitors often read the statue and miss the lettering on the column.