The 11 public holidays in France in 2015, so here are the dates to put in your diary.

• Thursday 1st January - New Year's Day (Jour de l'An)
• Monday 6th April - Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques)
• Friday 1st May - Labour Day (Fête du Travail)
• Friday 8th May - VE Day - (Fête de la Victoire 1945)
• Thursday 14th May - Ascension Day (l'Ascension)
• Monday 25th May - Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte)
• Tuesday 14th July - Bastille Day (Fête Nationale)
• Saturday 15th August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (l'Assomption)
• Sunday 1st November - All Saints' Day (La Toussaint)
• Wednesday 11th November - Armistice Day (Armistice 1918)
• Friday 25th December - Christmas Day (Noël)

As can be seen, a number of the public holidays fall over a weekend. By local agreement employees may given an extra day paid holiday in lieu, but this is not obligatory.