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France holidays 2026
How many public holidays does France get in 2026? There are 11 nationwide holidays. The year opens with Jour de l'an (1 janvier, a jeudi) and closes with Noël (25 décembre). The full table is below.
Every France holiday in 2026
| Date | Weekday | Local name | English name | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 janvier | jeudi | Jour de l'an | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 6 avril | lundi | Lundi de Pâques | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| 1 mai | vendredi | Fête du Travail | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 8 mai | vendredi | Victoire 1945 | Victory in Europe Day | Nationwide |
| 14 mai | jeudi | Ascension | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| 25 mai | lundi | Lundi de Pentecôte | Whit Monday | Nationwide |
| 14 juillet | mardi | Fête nationale | Bastille Day | Nationwide |
| 15 août | samedi | Assomption | Assumption Day | Nationwide |
| 1 novembre | dimanche | Toussaint | All Saints' Day | Nationwide |
| 11 novembre | mercredi | Armistice 1918 | Armistice Day | Nationwide |
| 25 décembre | vendredi | Noël | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Long weekends in 2026: 5 built in
- Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) falls on a lundi, 6 avril: three days off in a row.
- Fête du Travail (Labour Day) falls on a vendredi, 1 mai: three days off in a row.
- Victoire 1945 (Victory in Europe Day) falls on a vendredi, 8 mai: three days off in a row.
- Lundi de Pentecôte (Whit Monday) falls on a lundi, 25 mai: three days off in a row.
- Noël (Christmas Day) falls on a vendredi, 25 décembre: three days off in a row.
On top of those, 3 dates land on a Tuesday or Thursday (Jour de l'an, 1 janvier; Ascension, 14 mai; Fête nationale, 14 juillet): one bridge day turns each into a four day break.
What makes the France calendar unique
Every country celebrates some New Year; the France signature lives in the other dates: Victoire 1945 (Victory in Europe Day, 8 mai), found in no other country in the dataset; Fête nationale (Bastille Day, 14 juillet), found in no other country in the dataset. The longest dry spell of the year runs from Jour de l'an (1 janvier) to Lundi de Pâques (6 avril): 95 straight days without a single nationwide holiday. In 2027, there will be 11 nationwide holidays and Victoire 1945 will fall on a samedi (8 mai).
Source: Nager.Date (MIT), snapshot of 2026-07-09. Regional and municipal holidays vary by state, province and city and may not appear here; movable dates and last minute decrees also reshape the calendar. Check the local official gazette before planning travel or payroll.
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