Area : 212355 sq.mi
Population : 65821885 hab.
In brief
- Visa :
- No
- Vaccinations :
- No
- Currency :
- Euro
- Capitale :
- Paris
- Languages :
- French, Breton, Basque, Spanish, Corsican
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Key dates
1st January: New Year's Day.
Easter Monday.
1st May: Labour Day.
8th May: VE Day (Victory in Europe).
20th May: Ascension.
31st May: Whit Monday.
24th June: The feast day of Saint John the Baptist: bonfires, fireworks, and other festivities are organised.
14th July: French
, also known as 'Bastille Day', commemorating the storming of Bastille in 1789. At this time, the French people had had enough of inequality and hunger, especially as royalty, with Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette as monarchs, were living in ostentatious luxury. This was the event that marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
On this day, all of the emblematic sites in Paris are lit up, parades and fireworks are organised, and everybody celebrates well into the night.
15th August: Assumption.
1st November: All Saints' Day.
11th November: Armistice Day.
25th December: Christmas.