Fontaine des Dames, 18th-century fountain in Besançon, France.

Fontaine des Dames is set into the corner of the Prefecture wall at 10 rue Charles-Nodier in Besançon. A curved stone basin projects below a scalloped shell niche holding a seated figure on a dolphin; the plaque above reads "M. DCC. LXXXV." and a crest with two shields crowns the top.

The fountain was designed by Claude Joseph Alexandre Bertrand between 1760 and 1785, taking its name from a nearby convent that once stood in the area. The siren sculpture originally came from another location before being moved here.

The siren statue here comes from a bronze sculpture made by Claude Lulier for another location. Visitors can see how this figure sits above the dolphins and shell, creating a focal point in the street.

The fountain is located on a public street and remains open to view during daylight hours without restriction. Visitors can best appreciate the bronze details of the sculptures by standing close enough to observe the craftsmanship.

The decoration around the basin imitates the concretions of the Osselle cave. The bronze siren above the dolphins is a copy placed in 1993; the original is kept at the musée du Temps in Besançon. The marble Jupiter that once crowned the Granvelle fountain is now in the Louvre.