Alsace and Lorraine only.[6][7][8][9] moveable Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques Monday after Easter Sunday (one day after Easter Sunday) 1 May May Day/Labour Day Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs 8 May Victory in Europe Day Fête de la Victoire End of hostilities in Europe in World War II 22 May Abolition of Slavery Abolition de l'esclavage Observed only in Martinique department 27 May Abolition of Slavery Abolition de l'esclavage Observed only in Guadeloupe department, and St Martin and St Bartélemy collectivities moveable Ascension Day Ascension Thursday, 39 days after Easter Sunday moveable Whit Monday Lundi de Pentecôte Monday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter), observed only in some businesses, see notes 10 June Abolition of Slavery Abolition de l'esclavage Observed only in French Guiana department 14 July Bastille Day Fête nationale French National Day, commemorates the Feast of the Federation 15 August Assumption of Mary to Heaven Assomption 1 November All Saints' Day Toussaint 11 November Armistice Day Armistice de 1918 End of World War I 25 December Christmas Day Noël 26 December Saint Stephen's Day Deuxième jour de Noël Alsace and Lorraine only.[10][11][12][13]