Public Holidays in France - Jours Fériés

1 January: New Year's Day (Jour de l'an)

1 May: Labor Day (Fête du premier mai)

8 May: WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945; Fête du huit mai)

Easter Monday

14 July: Bastille Day (Fête nationale)

15 August: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption)

1 November: All Saints Day (La Toussaint)

11 November: Armistice Day (Jour de l'Armistice)

25 December: Christmas Day (Noël)

26 December: 2nd Day of Christmas (in Alsace and Lorraine only)

Most administrative offices, banks and businesses are closed on these days.

School Holidays

French schoolchildren and teachers have five holidays a year! One week at the end of October, two weeks at Christmas, two more in February, two in spring, and the whole of the summer in July and August. Please be aware that tourist sites as well as the roads are busier during these periods.