France has a total of 25 holidays in 2016. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day
Friday, January 1, 2016
March Equinox
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Good Friday
Friday, March 25, 2016
Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Daylight Saving Time starts
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Easter Monday
Monday, March 28, 2016
Labor Day / May Day
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Ascension Day
Thursday, May 5, 2016
WWII Victory Day
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Pentecost Sunday
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Pentecost Monday
Monday, May 16, 2016
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Father's Day
Sunday, June 19, 2016
June Solstice
Monday, June 20, 2016
Bastille Day
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Assumption of Mary
Monday, August 15, 2016
September Equinox
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Daylight Saving Time ends
Sunday, October 30, 2016
All Saints' Day
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Armistice Day
Friday, November 11, 2016
December Solstice
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25, 2016
St Stephen's Day
Monday, December 26, 2016
New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 31, 2016