Public Holidays in France

Public holidays in France are:

Date English name Local name Remarks
1 January New Year's Day Premier de l'an / Jour de l' an
moveable Good Friday Vendredi Saint Friday Before Easter (observed only in Alsace and Moselle)
moveable Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques Monday after Easter (1 day after Easter)
1 May May Day/Labour Day Fête du Travail
8 May Victory in Europe Day Victoire 1945 End of hostilities in Europe in World War II
moveable Ascension Day Ascension Thursday, 39 days after Easter
moveable Whit Monday Lundi de Pentecôte Monday after Pentecost (49 days after Easter)
14 July Bastille Day Fête Nationale National Day
15 August Assumption of Mary to Heaven Assomption
1 November All Saints' Day Toussaint
11 November Veterans Day
Armistice Day
Remembrance Day		 Armistice 1918 End of World War I
25 December Christmas Day Noël
26 December St. Stephen's Day Saint Etienne Observed only in Alsace and Moselle

Please take a look here, to have all the dates (French Overseas Departments (DOM) added).

Note: Only la Fête du Travail (May Day) (1 May) is a public holiday by statute. The rest of the holidays are granted by convention collective (agreement between employers' and employees' unions) or by agreement of the employer.

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