Langres, City of Art and History

SAINT-NICOLAS FOUNTAIN
52200 LANGRES
GPS : 47.867912,5.333412


Similar to the Saint-Didier fountain, the proximity to a major urban road seems to witness the presence of many visitors, back at that time. Indeed, the “Longe-Porte” door marked the boundary of the North-South road in the ancient city, the Cardo Maximus, that still keeps on straight ahead until the Rue Diderot. Near 1675, an ancient bas-relief found out in the area and standing for a woman holding a bucket now adorns the fountain. Many people thought it looked like the Woman at the Well, in the Bible, so that it ended up called this way. (“La Samaritaine de la Bible”). In 1785, the fountain was rebuilt, and seemingly named Saint-Nicolas.



Dates and Times of opening
Free access all the year.

Prices
No admission charge.