Public holidays in France
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Eric RENAUD
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.
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