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Working Days in France 2025

2025 has 251 working days in France: 365 days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 10 French public holidays on weekdays.

251
Working days
104
Weekend days
10
Holidays on weekdays
2,008
Working hours

Working days by month, 2025

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 1 · New Year's Day 1 22 176
February 0 20 160
March 0 21 168
April Apr 21 · Easter Monday 1 21 168
May May 1 · Labour Day May 8 · Victory in Europe Day May 29 · Ascension Day 3 19 152
June Jun 9 · Whit Monday 1 20 160
July Jul 14 · Bastille Day 1 22 176
August Aug 15 · Assumption Day 1 20 160
September 0 22 176
October 0 23 184
November Nov 11 · Armistice Day 1 19 152
December Dec 25 · Christmas Day 1 22 176
2025 total 10 251 2,008

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

63
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
60
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
64
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
64
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
123
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 2025

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

2025 calendar for France

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in France 2025: questions and answers

How many working days are there in France in 2025?

There are 251 working days in France in 2025. The year has 365 days; 104 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 10 are French public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2025?

At 8 hours a day, 251 working days make 2,008 working hours in 2025. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2025?

January 22, February 20, March 21, April 21, May 19, June 20, July 22, August 20, September 22, October 23, November 19 and December 22. 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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