Fête nationale du 14 juillet
Presidency of the French Republic (Élysée)
Date and recurrence
14 July
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is French national day; common English title “Bastille Day”. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Bastille Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Élysée — La fête nationale du 14 juilletNational Presidency History
Frequently asked questions
When is Fête nationale du 14 juillet?
14 July The stored recurrence guidance is: 14 July.
Does Fête nationale du 14 juillet fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Fête nationale du 14 juillet an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: French national day; common English title “Bastille Day”. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Fête nationale du 14 juillet?
The stored designation basis is: Presidency of the French Republic (Élysée). Supporting provenance includes Élysée — La fête nationale du 14 juillet. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Fête nationale du 14 juillet international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: French national day; common English title “Bastille Day”. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.
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