2011 Jours fériés – French Bank or Public holidays*
| New Year’s Day | Saturday | 1 January |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday | 24 April |
| Easter Monday | Monday | 25 April |
| Labour Day | Sunday | 1 May |
| WW 11 Victory Day | Sunday | 8 May |
| Ascention Day | Thursday | 2 June |
| Pentacost – Whit Sunday | Sunday | 12 June |
| Whit Monday | Monday | 13 June |
| Bastille Day | Thursday | 14 July |
| Assumption Day | Monday | 15 August |
| All Saints’ Day | Tuesday | 1 November |
| Armistice Day | Friday | 11 November |
| Christmas Day | Sunday | 25 December |
*If you’re planning a trip to France it’s a good idea to check to see what days are bank or public holidays.
Small supermarkets and bakeries will usually be open for a few hours and restaurants will usually be open. Real estate agencies will be closed for the most part, so will banks and offices and most shops.
If a holiday – other than Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday – falls on a Sunday it is celebrated on the following Monday.
When a holiday falls on a Thursday (or Friday) many people people take the extra time off to have a long weekend – faire le pont. It’s especially true of small businesses, even some real estate office.
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