Take 2 days of leave and get 5 days off
Wed, 1 Jan – Sun, 5 Jan
New Year's Day
Leave days: Thu, 2 Jan, Fri, 3 Jan
Public holidays · 2025
Bridge days in France 2025
Take a few days of annual leave next to a public holiday and get a much longer break. These plans use only nationwide public holidays and the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in France.
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, 19 Apr – Tue, 22 Apr
Easter Monday
Leave days: Tue, 22 Apr
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, 1 May – Sun, 4 May
Labor Day
Leave days: Fri, 2 May
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, 8 May – Sun, 11 May
Victory Day
Leave days: Fri, 9 May
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, 29 May – Sun, 1 Jun
Ascension Day
Leave days: Fri, 30 May
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, 7 Jun – Tue, 10 Jun
Pentecost Monday
Leave days: Tue, 10 Jun
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, 12 Jul – Tue, 15 Jul
National Day
Leave days: Tue, 15 Jul
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Fri, 15 Aug – Mon, 18 Aug
Assumption Day
Leave days: Mon, 18 Aug
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, 8 Nov – Tue, 11 Nov
Armistice Day
Leave days: Mon, 10 Nov
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, 25 Dec – Sun, 28 Dec
Christmas Day
Leave days: Fri, 26 Dec
Plans give at least four days off in a row and at least two more days off than the leave they cost. Check your employer's rules and any bridge days your government decrees; those are not included.
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What are the best bridge days in France in 2025?
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off: Sat, 19 Apr – Tue, 22 Apr (Easter Monday); Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off: Thu, 1 May – Sun, 4 May (Labor Day); Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off: Thu, 8 May – Sun, 11 May (Victory Day).