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Bank Holidays In France 2010/Jours Fériés
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2010 Bank Holidays/Jours Féries
Fixed bank holidays
- 1 January – Jour de l’an – New Year’s Day
- 1 May – Fête du travail – Labour Day
- 8 May – Victoire 1945 – VE Day
- 14 July – “14 juillet” – Bastille Day
- 15 August – Assomption – Assumption of Mary
- 1 November – Toussaint – All Saints
- 11 November – Armistice 1918 – Armistice Day
- 25 December – Noël – Christmas Day
Moveable Days
- 4 April – Pâques – Easter
- 5 April – Lundi de Pâques – Easter Monday
- 13 May – Ascension – 40 days after Easter
- 23 May – Pentecôte – Pentecost
- 24 May – de Pentecôte – Whit Monday
Bear in mind that if the holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday many French will take the Monday/Friday off as well (le pont) and as a consequence many businesses also close for those days.
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