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Public Holidays in France

A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks close and people get the day off in France. With links to holidays in the UK and US.

The French for: bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is un jour férié

  • French organisations and businesses close on public holidays. 
  • Although some shopping centres and grocers open for part of the day, the majority of shops do not. 
  • Police stations and hospitals do not close.
  • When a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, it is common practice to "make the bridge" (faire le pont) by taking off the Friday or Monday so creating a very long weekend. When this happens you may find businesses running on short staff or smaller family run business closed for the full period.
National and Regional holidays in 2012
1 January (Sunday)France
6 April (Friday)FranceRegional
9 April (Monday)France
1 May (Tuesday)France
8 May (Tuesday)France
17 May (Thursday)France
28 May (Monday)France
14 July (Saturday)France
15 August (Wednesday)France
1 November (Thursday)France
11 November (Sunday)France
25 December (Tuesday)France
26 December (Wednesday)FranceRegional
French Contacts 
  • See French government website Service Public
  • The Ministère du Travail has information on the law as it affects employment and national public holidays: Click here (in French)

  • For the dates of French school holidays from the Department of Education: Click here
Public Holidays Worldwide
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