HOLIDAY. What are the dates of the 11 public holidays in 2023 but also in 2024? What days to ask for the bridge or enjoy a long weekend? List of public holidays and calendar 2023 with public holiday to download.
[Mis à jour le 8 décembre 2022 à 16h24] As every year, 11 public holidays will be distributed throughout 2023, four of which will fall on a Monday: Easter Monday, May 1, Armistice and Whit Monday. Finally, only one will fall on a Friday: July 14. It will be time to go on a long weekend! On the other hand, there will only be one and only possible bridge in the 2022-2023 school holiday calendar, thanks to Ascension Thursday on May 18, 2023. You will be able to pose on Friday May 19 knowing that students will not have class on Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20, according to the official calendar of the Ministry of National Education.
On what date are the next public holidays in France in 2023 but also in 2024? What days should I ask? Find all the dates of public holidays in France in 2023-2024, with the corresponding day of the week, in our lists below:
Consult the dates of the 11 public holidays in 2023 in France, in order to better plan long weekends and possible bridges:
- Sunday January 1st 2023 : New Year’s Day
- Monday, April 10, 2023 : Easter Monday
- Monday, May 1, 2023 : Labor Day
- Monday, May 8, 2023 : Armistice 1945
- Thursday, May 18, 2023 : Ascent
- Monday, May 29, 2023 : Pentecost Monday
- Friday, July 14, 2023 : National Holiday
- Tuesday, August 15, 2023 : Assumption
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023 : Toussaint
- Saturday November 11, 2023 : 1918 Armistice
- Monday, December 25, 2023 : Christmas
What days to ask in 2023 to bridge the gap?
Several bridges are possible in the 2023 calendar of public holidays:
- Thanks to Ascension Thursday on May 18, 2023, you will be able to ask on Friday May 19 knowing that students will not have class on Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20, according to the official calendar of the Ministry of National Education. .
- Thanks to Tuesday August 15 of the Assumption, you will be able to ask the Monday, August 14, 2023 to enjoy a pleasant summer long weekend, especially if you are not on summer vacation at that time!
- If you want to ask two days in a row to make the bridge, in October, ask on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 October because All Saints Day falls on Wednesday 1 November. So you can enjoy the Halloween evening as it should be!
Here is the official calendar for the 2023 school year which contains, in addition to the traditional holiday periods by zone, the dates of public holidays in France:
Consult the dates of the 11 public holidays in 2024 in France, in order to plan holidays well in advance!
- Monday, January 1, 2024 : New Year’s Day
- Monday, April 1, 2024 : Easter Monday
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024 : Labor Day
- Wednesday, May 8, 2024 : Armistice 1945
- Thursday, May 9, 2024 : Ascent
- Monday, May 20, 2024 : Pentecost Monday
- Sunday July 14, 2024 : National Holiday
- Thursday, August 15, 2024 : Assumption
- Friday, November 1, 2024 : Toussaint
- Monday, November 11, 2024 : 1918 Armistice
- Thursday, December 25, 2024 : Christmas
How many public holidays are there in France each year?
Public holidays commemorate a civil or religious holiday or a significant event, the list of which is defined by the Labor Code. In France, the year has 11 public holidays, compared to 10 in Belgium, 12 in Spain and 9 in Germany. In Europe, Cypriots have the most public holidays with 15 days per year. Conversely, in the United Kingdom, there are only 8. These dates have been determined according to the history and culture of the country. There are therefore two types of public holidays, civil and religious. There are 5 civil holidays: New Year’s Day since the 1st Empire in 1810, May 1 (Labor Day) declared non-working in 1919, May 8 commemorating the surrender of Germany, July 14 celebrating the capture of the Bastille and who has been unemployed since July 6, 1880, and November 11, World War I Armistice Day. And 6 religious holidays: Assumption, Ascension, All Saints, Christmas, Pentecost and Easter are the 6 religious holidays in France. The first four became public holidays from 1802 following the signing of the Concordat between Bonaparte and the papacy. Easter Monday and Pentecost Monday were added in 1886. Note: there are some local particularities: in Alsace-Moselle, Good Friday and December 26 are also public holidays and in the overseas departments, the abolition of slavery.
Are public holidays paid?
May 1, Labor Day, is in France the only day that companies must have a day off and be paid for (but there may be professions that make exceptions.) For other public holidays, the law provides that when day n is not working in a company, the employee must be paid from 3 months of seniority. If the public holiday is worked, the employer is not obliged to remunerate his employee more, on the other hand certain collective agreements provide for an increase. It is therefore advisable to consult your collective agreement to find out your situation. With regard to bridges, there is no obligation for the employer to grant them. If the collective agreement does not specify this feature, the employer remains free to decide. In any case, he is not forced to pay his employee that day. On the other hand, the employer can impose a bridge on the employees.
Is a public holiday a day off?
A public holiday is not necessarily a day off (not worked). The employer has the right to ask his employee to work on a public holiday, with the exception of May 1, Labor Day. Indeed, May 1st is the only compulsory public holiday for all employees of all companies in France. It is therefore necessarily non-working and paid unlike other public holidays. But if May 1st falls on a usual rest day in the company (for example, a Sunday), it will not be paid and it does not entitle you to additional rest.