2012 Jours fériés – French Bank or Public holidays*
I’m late getting this posted this year. Where does the time go!? Still, it’s posted before Easter weekend.
| New Year’s Day | 1 January |
| Easter Sunday | 8 April |
| Easter Monday | 9 April |
| Labour Day | 1 May |
| WW 11 Victory Day | 8 May |
| Ascention Day | 17 May |
| Pentacost – Whit Sunday | 28 May |
| Bastille Day | 14 July |
| Assumption Day | 15 August |
| All Saints’ Day | 1 November |
| Armistice Day | 11 November |
| Christmas Day | 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.
