François-Rude square, Pedestrian square in central Dijon, France.

François-Rude square is a pedestrian square in central Dijon at the junction of Rue des Forges, Rue François-Rude and Rue de la Liberté. In its centre stands the 1904 Bareuzai fountain, a pale grey stone basin with a sculpted pedestal topped by a dark metal statue of a grape treader. Timber-framed buildings and a carousel frame the cobbled space.

The square took its present form in the early 1900s after the demolition of older buildings, including a medieval mansion along the nearby lane. This reconstruction created the open public space that exists today.

The bronze figure atop the fountain is Le Vendangeur foulant le raisin, made by Noël-Jules Girard in the 1850s and cast by Thiébaut Frères. Dijon residents call the square place du Bareuzai, after the bareuzai, the grape treader whose legs turned pink when he stepped out of the vat.

The square hosts regular markets and gatherings, with numerous cafes and restaurants nearby for visitors to enjoy local food. The space is easy to walk through and explore on foot at a leisurely pace.

The nickname Bareuzai is unofficial: the square's official name honours sculptor François Rude, born in 1784 at no. 5 rue François-Rude nearby. The bronze grape-treader on the fountain, cast in the 1850s by Noël-Jules Girard, was only placed there in 1904.