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France public holidays 2029

France has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2029, and 11 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2029 has 252 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Monday, January 1, 2029.

Public holidays in France in 2029
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1MondayNew Year's DayNationwide
March
Mar 5MondayMissionary DayPolynésie française
Mar 8ThursdayMi-CaremeGuadeloupe
Mar 30FridayGood Friday
Moselle, Alsace + 3 moreMoselle, Alsace, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Polynésie française
April
Apr 2MondayEaster MondayNationwide
Apr 27FridayAbolition of SlaveryMayotte
Apr 28SaturdayFeast of Saint Peter ChanelWallis-et-Futuna
May
May 1TuesdayLabor DayNationwide
May 8TuesdayVictory DayNationwide
May 10ThursdayAscension DayNationwide
May 21MondayPentecost MondayNationwide
May 22TuesdayAbolition of SlaveryMartinique
May 27SundayAbolition of SlaveryGuadeloupe
May 28MondayAbolition of SlaverySaint-Martin
June
Jun 10SundayAbolition of SlaveryGuyane (française)
Jun 29FridaySaints Peter and Paul DayWallis-et-Futuna
July
Jul 14SaturdayNational DayNationwide
Jul 21SaturdayVictor Schoelcher DayGuadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin
Jul 29SundayTerritory DayWallis-et-Futuna
August
Aug 15WednesdayAssumption DayNationwide
September
Sep 24MondayCitizenship DayNouvelle-Calédonie
October
Oct 9TuesdayAbolition of SlaverySaint-Barthélemy
November
Nov 1ThursdayAll Saints' DayNationwide
Nov 11SundayArmistice DayNationwide
Nov 20TuesdayMatāri'iPolynésie française
December
Dec 20ThursdayAbolition of SlaveryLa Réunion
Dec 25TuesdayChristmas DayNationwide
Dec 26WednesdaySaint Stephen's DayMoselle, Alsace
Nationwide
11public holidays
By region
11–15across 14 regions
Working days
252after nationwide days off
Long weekends
3+5 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2029

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

France public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in France in 2029?

11 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Easter Monday (Apr 2); Labor Day (May 1); Victory Day (May 8); Ascension Day (May 10); Pentecost Monday (May 21); National Day (Jul 14); Assumption Day (Aug 15); All Saints' Day (Nov 1); Armistice Day (Nov 11); Christmas Day (Dec 25). Regions add 17 more days between them.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2029?

May, with 4 nationwide public holidays. 5 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Guadeloupe, with 15 in 2029, against 11 in the regions with the fewest. Use the filter above the list to see one region's days.

How many working days are there in 2029?

252 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.