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The French for: bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is un
jour férié
- French organisations and businesses close on public holidays.
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Although some shopping centres and grocers open for part of the day, the majority of shops do not.
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Police stations and hospitals do not close.
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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 Public Holidays in France 2008
| 1 January |
New Year's Day/Nouvel An
(Tuesday) |
| 23 March |
Easter Sunday/Paques |
| 24 March |
Easter Monday/Lundi de Paques |
| 1 May |
Labour Day/Fête du Travail (Thursday) |
| 1 May |
Ascension Day (Thursday) |
| 8 May |
WWII Victory
Day/Fête de la Victoire 1945 (Thursday) |
| 11 May |
Pentecost (Sunday) |
| 12 May |
Pentecost Monday (reinstated 2008) |
| 14 July |
Bastille Day, France's national holiday
(Monday) |
| 15 August |
Assumption Day (Friday) |
| 1 November |
All Saints' Day/Toussaint
(Saturday) |
| 11 November |
Armistice Day 1918 (Tuesday) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day/Noël (Thursday) |
Other holidays in France
| 21 March |
Good Friday (Vendredi Saint) observed in Alsace and
Moselle only |
| 26 December |
Second Christmas Day (Friday) observed in Alsace
and Moselle only |
- 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)
Public Holidays United Kingdom and the United States of America
For the benefit of AngloINFO users doing business with the UK or the US, here are links to the relevant public
holidays.
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