Public holidays in France 2019-2023

The French holidays are quite similar to the usual western ones. From Easter to Pentecost to Christmas, most holidays are Christian. The national holiday is celebrated on 14 July. However,

Good Friday and Christmas Day are exceptions: both are only public holidays in Alsace and Moselle. But they are known all over the country.

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Non-movable holidays

Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.

holiday	Local name	date
New Year	Jour de l'An	Jan, 1st
Labor Day	Fête du travail	May, 1st
Victory Day 1945	Fête de la Victoire	May, 8th
French National Day	Fête Nationale de la France	Jul, 14th
Assumption Day	Assomption	Aug, 15th
All Saints' Day	Toussaint	Nov, 1st
Ceasefire of Compiègne	Armistice 1918	Nov, 11th
Saint Nicholas		Dec, 6th
1st Christmas Holiday	Noël	Dec, 25th
2nd Christmas holiday (only Alsace + Lorraine)	Lendemain de Noël	Dec, 26th

Moving Holidays in France

holiday	Local name	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Good Friday (only Alsace + Lorraine)	Vendredi Saint	Apr, 19th	Apr, 10th	Apr, 2nd	Apr, 15th	Apr, 7th
Easter Sunday	Jour de Pâques	Apr, 21st	Apr, 12th	Apr, 4th	Apr, 17th	Apr, 9th
Easter Monday	Lundi de Pâques	Apr, 22nd	Apr, 13th	Apr, 5th	Apr, 18th	Apr, 10th
Mother's Day	Fête des Mères	May, 26th	May, 31st	May, 30th	May, 29th	May, 28th
Ascension of Christ	Ascension	May, 30th	May, 21st	May, 13th	May, 26th	May, 18th
Whit Sunday	Pentecôte	Jun, 9th	May, 31st	May, 23rd	Jun, 5th	May, 28th
Whit Monday	Lundi de Pentecôte	Jun, 10th	Jun, 1st	May, 24th	Jun, 6th	May, 29th
Father's Day	Fête des Pères	Jun, 16th	Jun, 21st	Jun, 20th	Jun, 19th	Jun, 18th
Corpus Christi	Fête-Dieu	Jun, 20th	Jun, 11th	Jun, 3rd	Jun, 16th	Jun, 8th