All long weekends
Long Weekends in France in 2026
Every public holiday that becomes a 3 or 4 day break, plus the one or two PTO days to take for a longer stretch.
January 1 – January 4
4 days off
1 PTO day
Nouvel An
Bridge day: January 2
April 4 – April 6
3 days off
Free long weekend
Lundi de Pâques
May 1 – May 3
3 days off
Free long weekend
Fête du travail
May 8 – May 10
3 days off
Free long weekend
Fête de la Victoire 1945
May 14 – May 17
4 days off
1 PTO day
Ascension
Bridge day: May 15
May 23 – May 25
3 days off
Free long weekend
Lundi de Pentecôte
July 11 – July 14
4 days off
1 PTO day
Fête Nationale de la France
Bridge day: July 13
November 7 – November 11
5 days off
2 PTO days
Armistice 1918
Bridge days: November 9, November 10
December 25 – December 27
3 days off
Free long weekend
Noël
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