
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Zé. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Zé.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Zé follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Fête Nationale (Independence Day) on August 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Zé.
This is Benin's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Benin's country-level and Atlantique holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Zé as anywhere else in Benin.
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These are Benin's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Benin's country and Atlantique holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Zé just as everywhere else in Benin.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête Nationale (Independence Day) | August 1 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gouv.bj |
Businesses in Zé generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Benin: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Zé's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Benin declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 16,903 and running on the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone, Zé follows Benin's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.