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''Note:'' French law dictates that work should stop, but be paid, only for the ''Fête du Travail'' (May Day, 1 May),<ref>Code du Travail, [http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=8437096F125427C3DE0A1FF681C76009.tpdjo15v_3?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006902614&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072050&dateTexte=20130521 L3133-4]</ref> except in industries where it is infeasible to stop working.<ref>Code du Travail, [http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=847096F125427C3DE0A1FF681C76009.tpdjo15v_3?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006902616&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072050&dateTexte=20130521 L3133-6]</ref> The rest of the public holidays are listed in statute law,<ref>Code du Travail, [http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=8DA4D1012F64CF834412C73DB1ECA1BE.tpdjo11v_1?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006902611&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072050&dateTexte=20130521 L3133-1]</ref> but law does not dictate that work should stop; however a leave from work may be granted by the employer or by ''convention collective'' (agreement between employers' and employees’ unions). |
''Note:'' French law dictates that work should stop, but be paid, only for the ''Fête du Travail'' (May Day, 1 May),<ref>Code du Travail, [http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=8437096F125427C3DE0A1FF681C76009.tpdjo15v_3?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006902614&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072050&dateTexte=20130521 L3133-4]</ref> except in industries where it is infeasible to stop working.<ref>Code du Travail, [http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=847096F125427C3DE0A1FF681C76009.tpdjo15v_3?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006902616&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072050&dateTexte=20130521 L3133-6]</ref> The rest of the public holidays are listed in statute law,<ref>Code du Travail, [http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=8DA4D1012F64CF834412C73DB1ECA1BE.tpdjo11v_1?idArticle=LEGIARTI000006902611&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072050&dateTexte=20130521 L3133-1]</ref> but law does not dictate that work should stop; however a leave from work may be granted by the employer or by ''convention collective'' (agreement between employers' and employees’ unions). |
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In 2005, French prime minister [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]] removed Pentecost Monday's status as a public holiday. This decision was eventually overruled by French courts in 2008{{citation needed|reason=Today, companies are free to consider Whit Monday as a working day; the question then that should be asked here is, what is it that was "overruled?" |date=April 2015}}. Employers are free to decide whether to make Whit Monday a day off or not.<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018656009&dateTexte= LOI n° 2008-351]</ref> |
In 2005, French prime minister [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]] removed Pentecost (Whit) Monday's status as a public holiday. This decision was eventually overruled by French courts in 2008{{citation needed|reason=Today, companies are free to consider Whit Monday as a working day; the question then that should be asked here is, what is it that was "overruled?" |date=April 2015}}. Employers are free to decide whether to make Whit Monday a day off or not.<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000018656009&dateTexte= LOI n° 2008-351]</ref> |
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There are 11 official public holidays in France.[1] The Alsace region and the Moselle department observe 2 additional days.[2] Contrary to most countries, these holidays do not shift when they fall during a week-end,[3] which means that the average number of observed public holidays falling on weekdays is 8.7 and ranges from 7 to 10.[4] Most Asian countries and all North American countries observe between 2 and 10 more public holidays per year on weekdays.[5]
Public holidays in France are:
Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
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1 January | New Year's Day | Nouvel an / Jour de l'an / Premier de l'an | |
moveable | Good Friday | Vendredi saint | Friday before Easter Sunday. Alsace and Moselle only.[6][7][8][9] |
moveable | Easter Monday | Lundi de Pâques | Monday after Easter Sunday (one day after Easter Sunday) |
1 May | May Day/Labour Day | Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs | |
8 May | Victory in Europe Day | Fête de la Victoire | End of hostilities in Europe in World War II |
moveable | Ascension Day | Ascension | Thursday, 39 days after Easter Sunday |
moveable | Whit Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte | Monday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter), observed only in some businesses, see notes |
14 July | Bastille Day | Fête Nationale | French National Day, commemorates the Feast of the Federation |
15 August | Assumption of Mary to Heaven | Assomption | |
1 November | All Saints' Day | Toussaint | |
11 November | Armistice Day | Armistice de 1918 | End of World War I |
25 December | Christmas Day | Noël | |
26 December | Saint Stephen's Day | Deuxième jour de Noël | Alsace and Moselle only.[10][11][12][13] |
Notes
See Fêtes et jours fériés en France (Wikipedia page in French), to have all the dates (French Overseas Departments (DOM) added).
Note: French law dictates that work should stop, but be paid, only for the Fête du Travail (May Day, 1 May),[14] except in industries where it is infeasible to stop working.[15] The rest of the public holidays are listed in statute law,[16] but law does not dictate that work should stop; however a leave from work may be granted by the employer or by convention collective (agreement between employers' and employees’ unions).
In 2005, French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin removed Pentecost (Whit) Monday's status as a public holiday. This decision was eventually overruled by French courts in 2008[citation needed]. Employers are free to decide whether to make Whit Monday a day off or not.[17]
References
- ^ French labor law, L3133-3
- ^ French labor law, IDCC 1686[permanent dead link]
- ^ French labor law, IDCC 1686
- ^ French wikipédia
- ^ Employee holiday entitlement around the world, Mercer
- ^ "France Public Holidays 2017". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "French holidays: French national holidays and important dates 2017". Expatrica. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Bank Holidays in France in 2017". Office Holidays. officeholidays.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Public Holidays in France 2017". french-property.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "France Public Holidays 2017". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "French holidays: French national holidays and important dates 2017". Expatrica. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Bank Holidays in France in 2017". Office Holidays. officeholidays.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Public Holidays in France 2017". french-property.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Code du Travail, L3133-4
- ^ Code du Travail, L3133-6
- ^ Code du Travail, L3133-1
- ^ LOI n° 2008-351