Current Date And Time In Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:48:45 CEST
Capital: Marseille
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 5,124,000
Area: 31,400.00 km²
State Code: PAC
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Fête du Travail (Labor Day) on May 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is France's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on France's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the rest of France, not a separate Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-specific calendar.
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These are France's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on France's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in France, including Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| 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 |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in France are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's capital, Marseille observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.