Public holidays in France for 2013

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 2013

Easter Monday (Pâques)
Monday 1 April

May Day (Fête du Travail)
Wednesday 1 May

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

Ascension
Thursday 9 May

Pentecost (Lundi de Pentecôte)
Monday 20 May

Bastille Day (Fête nationale)
Sunday 14 July

Assumption (l'Assomption)
Thursday 15 August

All Saints' Day (Toussaint)
Friday 1 November

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

Christmas Day (Jour de Noël)
Wednesday 25 December

Comments

[Sue Boxell]

Thank you for this - always very useful!