Public holidays in France 2025
France has 11 public holidays in 2025.
These are France's 11 national public holidays (jours fériés). Alsace and Moselle have two more, and each overseas department marks the abolition of slavery on its own date.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Wednesday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 21 April Monday | Easter Monday Public holiday |
| 1 May Thursday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 8 May Thursday | Victory Day Public holiday |
| 29 May Thursday | Ascension Day Public holiday |
| 9 June Monday | Whit Monday Public holiday |
| 14 July Monday | Bastille Day Public holiday |
| 15 August Friday | Assumption Public holiday |
| 1 November Saturday | All Saints' Day Public holiday |
| 11 November Tuesday | Armistice Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Thursday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
Other days in 2025
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 25 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 8 June Sunday | Pentecost Observance |
Regions with extra holidays
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Holiday data from date-holidays by commenthol, based on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; our lists are shared under the same licence. Checked against the official source: www.service-public.gouv.fr. Holidays can change — confirm with your employer or an official source. All sources.