Public holidays in France for 2012

A LIST of French public holidays for your diaries, so you can plan your visits to France or outings.

I have also included the days they fall upon, as you can be pretty sure that if one lands on a Thursday, then it might be a struggle to get anything done on the Friday.

French Public Holidays 2012

New Year's Day (Jour de l'An)
Sunday 1 Janaury

Easter Sunday (Pâques)
Monday 9 April

May Day (Fête du Travail)
Tuesday 1 May

Victory in Europe Day (Fête de la Victoire)
Tuesday 8 May

Ascension
Thursday 17 May

Pentecost (Lundi de Pentecôte)
Monday 28 May

Bastille Day (Fête nationale)
Saturday 14 July

Assumption (l'Assomption)
Wednesday 15 August

All Saints' Day (Toussaint)
Thursday 1 November

Armistice Day (Jour de l'Armistice de 1918)
Sunday 11 November

Christmas Day (Jour de Noël)
Tuesday 25 December