The Place Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [plas sɛ̃ miʃɛl]) is a public square in the Latin Quarter of Paris.
The northern end of the Place Saint-Michel, the end closer to the river, is on the left-bank side of the Pont Saint-Michel, which crosses sixty-two metres of water to reach the island, Île de la Cité.
The Fontaine Saint-Michel (Saint Michael Fountain) was erected in 1860 on a design by Gabriel Davioud.
At one point during the design process, the fountain's central statue was supposed to depict Napoleon Bonaparte, but that came under criticism from opponents of Napoleon III; it was finally decided that the statue would be an image of Saint Michael the Archangel, with two dragons that spout water into the fountain and figures of the four classical cardinal virtues.
The Place Saint-Michel has entrances to two underground stations, which are linked below street level.