France's National Holidays

On national holidays, institutions and companies close while some major trade centers may work for several hours. With a holiday on Tuesday or Thursday, it can also cover Monday or Friday for companies except banks and institutions. Police stations and hospitals work non-stop.

Religious holidays normally fall on some week day, that is a different date every year which are Easter Sunday (Paques), Ascension Day, Good Friday (Vendredi Saint).

National Public Holidays in France 2010

• 1 January, Friday - New Year's Day (Nouvel An)
• 4 April - Easter Sunday (Paques)
• 5 April - Easter Monday (Lundi de Paques)
• 1 May, Saturday - Labour Day (Fete du Travail)
• 8 May, Saturday - WWII Victory Day (Fete de la Victoire 1945)
• 13 May, Thursday - Ascension Day
• 23 May, Sunday - Pentecost
• 24 May - Pentecost Monday
• 14 July, Wednesday - Bastille Day, France's national holiday
• 15 August, Sunday - Assumption Day
• 1 November, Monday - All Saints' Day (Toussaint)
• 11 November, Thursday - Armistice Day 1918
• 25 December, Saturday - Christmas Day (Noel)

Other holidays in France in 2010

• 2 April - Good Friday (Vendredi Saint) observed in Alsace and Moselle only
• 26 December, Saturday - Second Christmas Day observed in Alsace and Moselle only