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<h1 ALIGN="left"><b>Public Holidays in France</b></h1>
<p>If you are visiting the vineyards of France to buy your favourite wines, it helps to know when the French are on holiday and traffic is likely to peak. If you want to visit some of the 111 vineyards on our lists, then check out the Routes in our member's Premier Pages section.</p>
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<div align="center" class="Redbold"> <b>Public Holidays 2006</b></div>
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<td width="14%" height="20"> 1 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20"> Holiday (Sunday) </td>
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<td height="20"><div align="right">April</div></td>
<td height="20">16</td>
<td height="20">Easter Sunday </td>
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<td width="14%" height="20"> 17 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20"> Easter Monday </td>
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<td width="14%" height="20"> 1 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20"> Labour Day (Monday) </td>
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<td height="20">5</td>
<td height="20"> Victory in Europe 1945 (Friday)</td>
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<td width="14%" height="20"> 25 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20">Ascension Day (Thursday) </td>
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<td width="23%" height="20"><div align="right">June</div></td>
<td width="14%" height="20"> 4 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20"> Whit Sunday </td>
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<td height="20">16</td>
<td height="20">Pentecost</td>
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<td width="14%" height="20"> 14 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20"> Bastille Day (Friday) </td>
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<td width="14%" height="20"> 15 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20"> Assumption Day (Tuesday) </td>
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<td width="23%" height="20"><div align="right">November</div></td>
<td width="14%" height="20"> 1 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20"> Holiday (Wednesday) </td>
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<td width="23%" height="20"><div align="right">November</div></td>
<td width="14%" height="20"> 11 </td>
<td width="63%" height="20"> Armistice Day 1918 (Saturday) </td>
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<td width="23%" height="22"><div align="right">December</div></td>
<td width="14%" height="22"> 25 </td>
<td width="63%" height="22"> Christmas Day (Monday) </td>
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<b class="Redbold">Notable Dates 2006</b></div>
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<td width="14%" height="20"><p>25 / 26</td>
<td width="63%" height="20"><p>French Summertime Begins - clocks go forward one hour
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<td width="14%" height="20">14</td>
<td width="63%" height="20">Mother's Day (Sunday) </td>
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<td height="20">18</td>
<td height="20">Father's Day (Sunday) </td>
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<td height="20">21</td>
<td height="20">Longest Day (Wednesday) </td>
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<td height="20">28 / 29</td>
<td height="20">French Summertime ends - clocks go back one hour </td>
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<td width="14%" height="20"><p>22</td>
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