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French public holidays in 2007

Bear in mind that that in practise the holiday may well extend into the weekend before or after.

The French tend to adhere to strict dates so that Public Holidays can fall at a weekend. Note also that if a Public Holiday falls on a Thursday then many French people abd businesses will extend it to a long weekend, Also note that autoroute tolls on the main routes into and out of Paris may be higher around these dates and those restauranst which are open are likely to be heavily booked, especially for lunch.

Monday 1 January 2007- New Year's Day (Jour de l'an)

Monday 10 April 2007 - Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques)

Tuesday 1 May 2007 - Labour Day (Fête du Travail)

Tueday 8 May 2007 - VE Day - WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945)

Friday 17 May 2007 - Ascension Day (Ascension catholique)

Saturday 14 July 2007 - Bastille Day (Fête nationale)

Wednesday 15 August 2007 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption)

Thursday 1 November 2007 - AllSaints' Day (Toussaint)

Sunday 11 November 2007 - Armistice Day (Armistice 1918)

Tuesday 25 December 2007 - Christmas Day (Noël)

Wednesday 26 December 2007 - Deuxième jour de Noël (Alsace)

For more Public Holiday dates 2008 and onwards see our FrenchDuck Databank

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