<P> There are 11 official public holidays in France . The Alsace region and the Moselle department observe 2 additional days...Contrary to most countries, these holidays do not shift when they fall during a week - end, which means that the average number of observed public holidays falling on weekdays is 8.7 and ranges from 7 to 10 . Most Asian countries and all North American countries observe between 2 and 10 more public holidays per year on weekdays . </P> <P> Public holidays in France are: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> English name </Th> <Th> Local name </Th> <Th> Remarks </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 January </Td> <Td> New Year's Day </Td> <Td> Nouvel an / Jour de l'an / Premier de l'an </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> moveable </Td> <Td> Good Friday </Td> <Td> Vendredi saint </Td> <Td> Friday before Easter Sunday . Alsace and Lorraine only . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> moveable </Td> <Td> Easter Monday </Td> <Td> Lundi de Pâques </Td> <Td> Monday after Easter Sunday (one day after Easter Sunday) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 May </Td> <Td> May Day / Labour Day </Td> <Td> Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 May </Td> <Td> Victory in Europe Day </Td> <Td> Fête de la Victoire </Td> <Td> End of hostilities in Europe in World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 May </Td> <Td> Abolition of Slavery </Td> <Td> Abolition de l'esclavage </Td> <Td> Observed only in Martinique department </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 May </Td> <Td> Abolition of Slavery </Td> <Td> Abolition de l'esclavage </Td> <Td> Observed only in Guadeloupe department, and St Martin and St Bartélemy collectivities </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> moveable </Td> <Td> Ascension Day </Td> <Td> Ascension </Td> <Td> Thursday, 39 days after Easter Sunday </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> moveable </Td> <Td> Whit Monday </Td> <Td> Lundi de Pentecôte </Td> <Td> Monday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter), observed only in some businesses, see notes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 June </Td> <Td> Abolition of Slavery </Td> <Td> Abolition de l'esclavage </Td> <Td> Observed only in French Guiana department </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 July </Td> <Td> Bastille Day </Td> <Td> Fête nationale </Td> <Td> French National Day, commemorates the Feast of the Federation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 August </Td> <Td> Assumption of Mary to Heaven </Td> <Td> Assomption </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 November </Td> <Td> All Saints' Day </Td> <Td> Toussaint </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 November </Td> <Td> Armistice Day </Td> <Td> Armistice de 1918 </Td> <Td> End of World War I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 December </Td> <Td> Christmas Day </Td> <Td> Noël </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 December </Td> <Td> Saint Stephen's Day </Td> <Td> Deuxième jour de Noël </Td> <Td> Alsace and Lorraine only . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> English name </Th> <Th> Local name </Th> <Th> Remarks </Th> </Tr>

Is easter monday a public holiday in france