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France regional specifics | Regional bridge-day pages

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Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France follows the 11 nationwide public holidays. No additional regional holidays apply beyond the national baseline.

Holiday signals

  • The 11 national holidays define the complete bridge-day structure for most of mainland France.
  • Company-level agreements (conventions collectives) may grant additional days off but are not statutory public holidays.
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Alsace-Moselle

Alsace-Moselle (departments Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, and Moselle) observes two additional public holidays under the local law (droit local d'Alsace-Moselle), bringing the total to 13.

Holiday signals

  • Vendredi Saint (Good Friday), the Friday before Easter, is a local public holiday in municipalities with a Protestant church or mixed-denomination church.
  • 2e jour de Noel / Saint-Etienne (St. Stephen's Day) on December 26 is a local public holiday.
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Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe observes one additional territorial public holiday: the Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery on May 27.

Holiday signals

  • Commemoration de l'abolition de l'esclavage (Abolition of Slavery Day) on May 27 is a territorial public holiday, commemorating the 1848 abolition decree.
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Martinique

Martinique observes one additional territorial public holiday: the Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery on May 22.

Holiday signals

  • Commemoration de l'abolition de l'esclavage (Abolition of Slavery Day) on May 22 is a territorial public holiday, commemorating the May 22, 1848 uprising that forced the local proclamation of abolition.
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French Guiana

French Guiana observes one additional territorial public holiday: the Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery on June 10.

Holiday signals

  • Commemoration de l'abolition de l'esclavage (Abolition of Slavery Day) on June 10 is a territorial public holiday, commemorating the 1848 abolition decree in French Guiana.
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La Reunion

La Reunion observes one additional territorial public holiday: the Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery on December 20.

Holiday signals

  • Commemoration de l'abolition de l'esclavage (Abolition of Slavery Day) on December 20 is a territorial public holiday, commemorating the freeing of 60,000 enslaved people on December 20, 1848.
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Mayotte

Mayotte observes one additional territorial public holiday: the Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery on April 27.

Holiday signals

  • Commemoration de l'abolition de l'esclavage (Abolition of Slavery Day) on April 27 is a territorial public holiday, commemorating the abolition of slavery in Mayotte in 1846.
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Trusted public-holiday sources

These public references are used to validate holiday planning data.

  • Public holidays for employees in France

    Official French administration guide for statutory public holidays.

    Source: service-public.fr

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  • Public holidays for employers and companies

    Official reference for public-holiday rules from the employer perspective.

    Source: entreprendre.service-public.gouv.fr

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  • France public holiday calendar

    Annual holiday-date overview for quick planning checks.

    Source: timeanddate.com

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