Sales in FranceWinter Sales in France 2016

The 2016 winter sales in France (Soldes d'Hiver 2016) start on Wednesday January 6th and end Tuesday February 16th. There are a few departments where they start earlier. They are Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges (Lorraine region) who start on Saturday January 2nd and end Tuesday February 12th.

Some overseas departments have their own starting times independent of mainland France.
Dates are:
Guadeloupe - January 2nd to February 12th
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon - January 20th to March 1st
Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin - May 7th to June 17th
Réunion - Feburary 2nd to March 18th