Public holidays in France 2027
11 public holidays this year
1
Jan
Next public holiday
Jour de l'an
Friday · January 1, 2027
in 220 days
Full calendar
- 1JanJour de l'anNew Year's DayFriday · January 1Public
- 29MarLundi de PâquesEaster MondayMonday · March 29Public
- 1MayFête du TravailLabour DaySaturday · May 1Public
- 6MayAscensionAscension DayThursday · May 6Public
- 8MayVictoire 1945Victory in Europe DaySaturday · May 8Public
- 17MayLundi de PentecôteWhit MondayMonday · May 17Public
- 14JulFête nationaleBastille DayWednesday · July 14Public
- 15AugAssomptionAssumption DaySunday · August 15Public
- 1NovToussaintAll Saints' DayMonday · November 1Public
- 11NovArmistice 1918Armistice DayThursday · November 11Public
- 25DecNoëlChristmas DaySaturday · December 25Public
Stats
11
Total holidays
2
Possible long weekends (Tue/Thu)
4
Holidays falling on a weekend
About local holidays
France's holiday calendar mixes Catholic tradition with hard-won labour rights. May 1st (Labour Day) is one of the few mandatory paid days off. May 8th commemorates the 1945 Allied victory, July 14th the storming of the Bastille in 1789. Easter Monday, Ascension, Pentecost Monday, Assumption (August 15), All Saints' (November 1) and Christmas round out the year. When a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday many employers grant a "pont" — bridging the gap into a four-day weekend that drives travel bookings and local sales.