Square de La Motte, Garden square in central Rennes, France

Square de La Motte is a garden square in central Rennes with green spaces and pathways situated between rue Victor Hugo, rue Martenot, and rue Guillaudot in the Thabor-Saint-Hélier district. The space combines paved areas and planted zones to create a place for people to rest and walk through.

The site became a promenade at the end of the 17th century, and in 1829 Charles Millardet built a monumental staircase on the square. This staircase was later moved to the southern entrance of Parc du Thabor in 1901.

At the square's eastern edge stands a memorial to the 41st Infantry Regiment, carved by Pierre Thézé in 1951. It is a sculpted work rather than a simple stele, and it faces the garden's paths between rue Victor Hugo and rue Martenot.

The square lies between rue Victor Hugo to the south, rue Martenot to the north-east and rue Guillaudot to the west, with the Hôtel de Cuillé on its southern edge. A low stone wall with a green metal railing runs along the path, and the entrance sign is mounted on a grey metal post. The ground is level and the paths are walkable on foot.

The monumental staircase built here by Charles Millardet in 1829 no longer stands in the square: it was moved in 1901 to the southern entrance of the Parc du Thabor, where visitors can still see it today.