Current Date And Time In Bavay, France
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:02:22 CEST
State: Hauts-de-France
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 3,414
District: Département du Nord
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Bavay, Hauts-de-France? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Bavay.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Bavay follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Fête du Travail (Labor Day) on May 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Bavay.
This is France's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on France's country-level and Hauts-de-France holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Bavay as anywhere else in France.
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These are France's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on France's country and Hauts-de-France holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Bavay just as everywhere else in France.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête du Travail (Labor Day) | May 1 | Mandated Paid Day Off | Full Closure (Statutory Mandatory Paid Leave under Labour Code) | www.service-public.fr |
| Fête Nationale (Bastille Day) | July 14 | National Day | Full National Closure (Public Administration & Banks) | www.service-public.fr |
| Armistice 1918 | November 11 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.service-public.fr |
Bavay's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on France's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Bavay, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 3,414 and running on the Europe/Paris time zone, Bavay follows France's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.