Most companies and governments are all closed on public holidays, the main ones:
| January 1st : | New Year |
| Late March and mid-April: | Easter |
| May 1st : | Labour Day |
| May 8th: | Victory 1945 |
| Mid-May: | Ascension |
| July 14th: : | French national holiday / Bastille day |
| August 15th: | Assumption |
| November 1st: | All Saints' Day |
| November 11th: | Armistice 1918 with Germany |
| December 25th: | Christmas |
Hospitals, firemen, police and emergency services operate during vacations and holidays.