Armistice

A rugby match between the Army and the Navy on November 11 in Suresnes (92)

On Armistice Day, the Army and Navy rugby teams will face off at the RC Suresnes stadium on November 11, 2025, to support the wounded.

Armistice 2025: flea markets and garage sales on Tuesday, November 11 in Paris and the Greater Paris region

Armistice obliges, the Tuesday holiday of November 11, 2025 invites us to remember... but also to hunt for bargains in and around Paris! Brocantes, vide-greniers and flea markets reveal vintage nuggets to be unearthed. Open a box, take a quick look... and the treasure hunt begins.

Why is November 11 a public holiday in France? History and origins

Every year in France, there are countless tributes and commemorations on the occasion of November 11th. But do you know why November 11th is such a historic date in France? And why is it a national holiday in France? We tell you.

November 11: centenary of the flame of remembrance and video mapping on the Arc de Triomphe

November 11, 2023 marks not only the Armistice of the First World War, but also the centenary of the flame of remembrance beneath the Arc de Triomphe. For an exceptional commemoration, come to the end of the Champs-Elysées.

Les Bacchantes 2022, the solidarity race in Paris Bois de Boulogne

Les Bacchantes race is back on Friday November 11, 2022, in Paris for its 10th edition. This is the occasion to discover a not so serious moustache race involved in a serious cause: prostate cancer.

Centenary of the Armistice 14-18, the program of November 11th in Paris

This Sunday November 11, 2018, Paris commemorates the Centenary of the Armistice of the 14-18 Great War. Official ceremony with Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump and Angela Merkel, inauguration of the war memorial of the city of Paris, spray made of thousands of flowers in front of Paris city hall and an exceptional day filled with a historic reconstruction at the Musée de la Grande Guerre are among the program of this historical day.

1918, Armistice(s), the exhibition at the Musée de l'Armée : our photos

The Musée de l'Armée - Invalides is devoting an exhibition to the November 11, 1918 armistice, a veritable "historical and memorial caesura", from July 24 to September 30, 2018. An opportunity to delve back into our history lessons on the First World War.