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Working Days in France 2012

2012 has 253 working days in France: 366 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 French public holidays on weekdays.

253
Working days
105
Weekend days
8
Holidays on weekdays
2,024
Working hours

Working days by month, 2012

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January 0 22 176
February 0 21 168
March 0 22 176
April Apr 9 · Easter Monday 1 20 160
May May 1 · Labour Day May 8 · Victory in Europe Day May 17 · Ascension Day May 28 · Whit Monday 4 19 152
June 0 21 168
July 0 22 176
August Aug 15 · Assumption Day 1 22 176
September 0 20 160
October 0 23 184
November Nov 1 · All Saints' Day 1 21 168
December Dec 25 · Christmas Day 1 20 160
2012 total 8 253 2,024

Holidays shown are those on weekdays. Jours fériés in mainland France. Alsace and Moselle add Good Friday and 26 December. Source: Service-Public.fr, jours fériés.

Working days by quarter

65
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
60
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
64
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
64
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
125
First half
128
Second half

Working days between two dates

Count business days for any range, and add your own days off.

French public holidays 2012

Every holiday with its date, long weekends and a calendar download.

2012 calendar for France

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in France 2012: questions and answers

How many working days are there in France in 2012?

There are 253 working days in France in 2012. The year has 366 days; 105 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 are French public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2012?

At 8 hours a day, 253 working days make 2,024 working hours in 2012. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2012?

January 22, February 21, March 22, April 20, May 19, June 21, July 22, August 22, September 20, October 23, November 21 and December 20. October has the most working days and May the fewest.

How are working days counted?

Every day of the year counts unless it is a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) or one of the French public holidays. A holiday that falls on a weekend is counted once, as a weekend day. Company holidays, personal leave and regional holidays are not taken off. Jours fériés in mainland France. Alsace and Moselle add Good Friday and 26 December.

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