Public Holidays in France

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Public Holidays in France

The French for: bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is un jour férié

• French organisations and businesses close on public holidays. 
• Although some shopping centres and grocers open for part of the day, the majority of shops do not. 
• Police stations and hospitals do not close.
• When a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, it is common practice to "make the bridge" (faire le pont) by taking off the Friday or Monday so creating a very long weekend. When this happens you may find businesses running on short staff or smaller family run business closed for the full period.

National Public Holidays in France 2009

Other holidays in France in 2009

• See French government website Service Public

• The Ministère du Travail has information on the law as it affects employment and national public holidays: Click here (in French)

• For the dates of French school holidays from the Department of Education: Click here

National Public Holidays in France 2010

Other holidays in France in 2010

ublic Holidays Worldwide

• UK: Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
• US: Office of Personnel Management 
• The World: Jours-Feries.com
• The World: TimeandDate.com
• The World: Q++ Studio

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