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## **How Public Holidays Work in France**

France has 11 public holidays (jours fériés). Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved, but a Tuesday or Thursday holiday often leads to a "pont" (bridge) day off.

Alsace and Moselle add Good Friday and St Stephen's Day (26 December). Overseas departments add abolition-of-slavery days. Whit Monday is a "solidarity day" that some employers treat as a working day.

Sources: [Jours fériés, Service-Public.fr](https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F2405), [Public holidays in France (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_France)

![2027 year calendar with France public holidays highlighted in the CalendarBest builder](https://calendarbest.com/images/france-public-holidays-2027-calendar.webp)

## **All France Holidays in 2042**

| Date | Holiday | About |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Wed, Jan 1](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/01) | **New Year's Day**Jour de l'An | First day of the year. |
| [Mon, Apr 7](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/04) | **Easter Monday**Lundi de Pâques | The Monday after Easter Sunday. |
| [Thu, May 1](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/05) | **Labour Day**Fête du Travail | Workers' Day; lily of the valley (muguet) is given for good luck. |
| [Thu, May 8](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/05) | **Victory in Europe Day**Victoire 1945 | Marks the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. |
| [Thu, May 15](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/05) | **Ascension Day**Ascension | Always a Thursday, so the Friday after is a classic "pont" day. |
| [Mon, May 26](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/05) | **Whit Monday**Lundi de Pentecôte | The Monday after Pentecost; also the "journée de solidarité". |
| [Mon, Jul 14](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/07) | **Bastille Day**Fête nationale | National day marking the storming of the Bastille in 1789, with a military parade in Paris. |
| [Fri, Aug 15](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/08) | **Assumption Day**Assomption | Catholic feast in mid-August, the peak of the summer holiday season. |
| [Sat, Nov 1](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/11) | **All Saints' Day**Toussaint | Families visit cemeteries and lay chrysanthemums. |
| [Tue, Nov 11](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/11) | **Armistice Day**Armistice 1918 | Marks the end of World War I in 1918. |
| [Thu, Dec 25](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042/12) | **Christmas Day**Noël | Celebrates the birth of Jesus; the main meal is the Réveillon on Christmas Eve. |

Click a date to see it on the monthly calendar.

## **Long Weekends in 2042**

- Easter Monday Apr 5 – Apr 7 · 3 days
- Labour Day bridge day: take Fri, May 2 offMay 1 – May 4 · 4 days
- Victory in Europe Day bridge day: take Fri, May 9 offMay 8 – May 11 · 4 days
- Ascension Day bridge day: take Fri, May 16 offMay 15 – May 18 · 4 days
- Whit Monday May 24 – May 26 · 3 days
- Bastille Day Jul 12 – Jul 14 · 3 days
- Assumption Day Aug 15 – Aug 17 · 3 days
- Armistice Day bridge day: take Mon, Nov 10 offNov 8 – Nov 11 · 4 days
- Christmas Day bridge day: take Fri, Dec 26 offDec 25 – Dec 28 · 4 days

With 5 vacation days on the bridge days above you get 20 days off in total. 1 holiday falls on a weekend without a substitute day this year.

## **Working Days per Month**

- Jan22
- Feb20
- Mar21
- Apr21
- May18
- Jun21
- Jul22
- Aug20
- Sep22
- Oct23
- Nov19
- Dec22

Monday–Friday minus nationwide public holidays (251 in total). 2042 starts on a Wednesday.

Compared with other years: [2041](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/france-2041) has 251 working days, [2043](https://calendarbest.com/holidays/france-2043) has 252 working days (vs. 251 in 2042).

## **Plan 2042 Around These Holidays**

Add your vacation and bridge days to a calendar, then export it as a printable PDF. For the full year at a glance see the [2042 calendar](https://calendarbest.com/calendar/2042).

[Open Calendar Builder](https://calendarbest.com/builder?month=2042-01)

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