Public holidays in France

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Everyone loves a good public holiday, n'est-ce pas? France has 11 of them, but they're not always paid days off from work. Here's what you need to know about jours fériés.

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Fill-in-the-blank test: Mon jour férié (imparfait vs passé composé)

Holidays in France

• Assumption Day
• Bastille Day
• Christmas in France
• Easter egg hunt
• Labour Day - 1st of May
• Toussaint
• Valentine's Day
• Jours fériés - Dates for all French holidays, férié or not
• Faire le pont - The French version of a long weekend