France Working Days Calculator
Enter a start and end date to count working days in France (jours ouvrés) — all 11 jours fériés excluded. Bastille Day (14 Jul), Labour Day (1 May), Victory Day (8 May), Ascension, Whit Monday, New Year, Easter Monday, Assumption, All Saints, Armistice, Christmas. Accurate for French B2B contracts, delivery lead times, and jours ouvrables vs jours ouvrés calculations.
Count jours ouvrés in France between any two dates — all 11 jours fériés excluded. Accurate for French contract deadlines and SLA planning.
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Covers France's 11 nationwide public holidays (jours fériés), computed algorithmically for any year. Easter-based holidays (Easter Monday, Ascension, Whit Monday) move each year and are calculated with the Gregorian Easter algorithm. Alsace-Moselle has 2 additional public holidays (Good Friday and 26 December) that are not included here.
Formula
Jours ouvrés = Jours de semaine − Jours fériés tombant en semaine
Count all Monday–Friday days in the range (jours ouvrables), then subtract the 11 French public holidays (jours fériés) that fall on those weekdays. The result is the number of effective working days (jours ouvrés).
Worked Example
Scenario: A Paris supplier quotes a 10 working day delivery window starting Thursday 1 May 2025.
1 May is Fête du Travail — a public holiday. The window effectively starts on Monday 5 May. Ascension Day falls on 29 May 2025.
10 working days starting 5 May + 1 Ascension holiday = 11 weekdays forward
Result: deadline falls on ~4 June 2025
May is France's most holiday-dense month: Labour Day (1 May), Victory Day (8 May), Ascension (39 days after Easter), and sometimes Whit Monday (50 days after Easter) can all fall in May. Build in buffer for May deadlines.
Common Mistakes
- Underestimating May. France can lose 3–4 working days in May alone due to Labour Day, Victory Day, and Easter-linked holidays (Ascension, Whit Monday). Check the specific year carefully.
- Confusing jours ouvrés and jours ouvrables. Jours ouvrables (Mon–Sat excluding holidays) and jours ouvrés (Mon–Fri excluding holidays) are different. French employment law and delivery contracts often specify which applies — always check.
- Forgetting Alsace-Moselle. The Alsace-Moselle region (Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle) observes Good Friday and 26 December as additional public holidays not observed elsewhere in France.
Guide
How to Use
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Enter start and end dates
Select the period to measure. Both dates are inclusive in the count.
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Use a quick preset
Click "This month", "This quarter", or "This year" to auto-fill common ranges.
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Click Calculate
The tool counts Monday–Friday days and deducts France's 11 public holidays.
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Adjust for Alsace-Moselle if needed
For counterparts in Alsace or Moselle, add Good Friday and 26 December manually if they fall within your range.
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Common questions
How many working days (jours ouvrés) are in a French working year?
There are typically 250 jours ouvrés per year in France after excluding all 11 jours fériés from the 261 available Mon–Fri weekdays. The exact count varies slightly depending on which days the holidays fall on each year.
Which public holidays (jours fériés) are excluded?
The 11 French public holidays are: New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Victory in Europe Day (8 May), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Bastille Day (14 Jul), Assumption Day (15 Aug), All Saints Day (1 Nov), Armistice Day (11 Nov), and Christmas Day (25 Dec).
What is the difference between jours ouvrés and jours ouvrables?
Jours ouvrés are Mon–Fri (5 days/week), excluding public holidays — used in most employment and commercial contracts. Jours ouvrables include Saturday (6 days/week), excluding Sundays and public holidays. Always check which term your contract specifies.
Does this calculator include Alsace-Moselle holidays?
This calculator uses only the 11 nationwide jours fériés. Alsace-Moselle observes additional holidays including Good Friday and St Stephen's Day (26 Dec). Add these manually if your date range spans those dates and you are working in that region.