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List of equestrian statues in France

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This is a list of equestrian statues in France.

  • Equestrian statue of Napoléon Bonaparte unveiled by Napoleon III in 1858. Napoleon I strengthened the town's defences to prevent British naval incursions.
  • Equestrian statue of Louis XIV in the centre of Peyrou park.
  • Equestrian statue of the mythical King Gradlon of Ys stands between the spires of the Cathedral of Saint Corentin in Quimper.

Equestrian statue of Duke Arthur III by Arthur Jacques Le Duc, 1903.

  • Equestrian statue of Jeanne d'Arc. This statue was erected in Algiers in 1951, was vandalized in 1962, and was inaugurated in Vaucouleurs in 1966.
  • Equestrian statue of Libertador Jose de San Martin by Henri Allouard