Thank you to Craig McGinty, This French Life for the following information:

IF you have received a calendar or diary over Christmas then you might want to make a note of the French public holidays coming up in 2012.

I have also included the days they fall upon, as you can be pretty sure that if one lands on a Thursday, then it might be a struggle to get anything done on the Friday.

French Public Holidays 2012

Sunday, January 1
New Year’s Day (Jour de l’An)

Sunday, April 8
Easter Sunday (Pâques)

Monday, April 9
Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques)

Tuesday, May 1
May Day (Fête du Travail)

Tuesday, May 8
Victory in Europe Day (Fête de la Victoire)

Thursday, May 17
Ascension

Monday, May 28
Pentecost (Lundi de Pentecôte)

Saturday, July 14
Bastille Day (Fête nationale)

Wednesday, August 15
Assumption (l’Assomption)

Thursday, November 1
All Saints’ Day (Toussaint)

Sunday, November 11
Armistice Day (Jour de l’Armistice de 1918)

Tuesday, December 25
Christmas Day (Jour de Noël)