France Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in France. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
France has 11 public holidays in 2026, 2 of which fall on a weekend. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
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2025 · 11 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's DayJour de l'an | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter MondayLundi de Pâques | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Labour DayFête du Travail | |
| 2025.05.08Thu | Victory in Europe DayVictoire 1945 | |
| 2025.05.29Thu | Ascension DayAscension | |
| 2025.06.09Mon | Whit MondayLundi de Pentecôte | |
| 2025.07.14Mon | Bastille DayFête nationale | |
| 2025.08.15Fri | Assumption DayAssomption | |
| 2025.11.01Sat | All Saints' DayToussaint | |
| 2025.11.11Tue | Armistice DayArmistice 1918 | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas DayNoël |
France public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's DayJour de l'an | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter MondayLundi de Pâques | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Labour DayFête du Travail | |
| 2026.05.08Fri | Victory in Europe DayVictoire 1945 | |
| 2026.05.14Thu | Ascension DayAscension | |
| 2026.05.25Mon | Whit MondayLundi de Pentecôte | |
| 2026.07.14Tue | Bastille DayFête nationale | |
| 2026.08.15Sat | Assumption DayAssomption | |
| 2026.11.01Sun | All Saints' DayToussaint | |
| 2026.11.11Wed | Armistice DayArmistice 1918 | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas DayNoël |
2027 · 11 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's DayJour de l'an | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter MondayLundi de Pâques | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Labour DayFête du Travail | |
| 2027.05.06Thu | Ascension DayAscension | |
| 2027.05.08Sat | Victory in Europe DayVictoire 1945 | |
| 2027.05.17Mon | Whit MondayLundi de Pentecôte | |
| 2027.07.14Wed | Bastille DayFête nationale | |
| 2027.08.15Sun | Assumption DayAssomption | |
| 2027.11.01Mon | All Saints' DayToussaint | |
| 2027.11.11Thu | Armistice DayArmistice 1918 | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas DayNoël |
2025 · 9 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.04.19Sat ~ 04.21Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.08Thu ~ 05.11Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.29Thu ~ 06.01Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.06.07Sat ~ 06.09Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.07.12Sat ~ 07.14Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.08.15Fri ~ 08.17Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.11.08Sat ~ 11.11Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day |
France Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.04Sat ~ 04.06Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.08Fri ~ 05.10Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.14Thu ~ 05.17Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.05.23Sat ~ 05.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.07.11Sat ~ 07.14Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 6 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.27Sat ~ 03.29Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.05.06Thu ~ 05.09Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.05.15Sat ~ 05.17Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.10.30Sat ~ 11.01Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.11.11Thu ~ 11.14Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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