Public holidays in France

Most companies and governments are all closed on public holidays, the main ones:

January 1^st: New Year

Late March and mid-April: Easter

May 1^st: Labour Day

May 8^th: Victory 1945

Mid-May: Ascension

July 14^th: French national holiday / Bastille day

August 15^th: Assumption

November 1^st: All Saints' Day

November 11^th: Armistice 1918 with Germany

December 25^th: Christmas

Hospitals, firemen, police and emergency services operate during vacations and holidays.