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Public holidays in France

In 2026, France has 11 public holidays, 9 weekday days off, and 252 working days. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Every year from 2024 to 2030 is available below, each with its own calendar file and JSON, or as one calendar feed to subscribe to once.

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11public holidays in 2026
252working days in 2026
5long weekends in 2026
3bridge days in 2026
The dates listed are the national public holidays. Alsace and Moselle add Good Friday and 26 December, and the overseas departments add local abolition of slavery days.

Public holidays in France 2026

DateDayHoliday
Thursday New Year's Day
Monday Easter Monday
Friday Labor Day
Friday Victory Day
Thursday Ascension Day
Monday Pentecost Monday
Tuesday National Day
Saturday weekend Assumption Day
Sunday weekend All Saints' Day
Wednesday Armistice Day
Friday Christmas Day

Full 2026 page: working days per month, long weekends and bridge days

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Working days per year in France

YearPublic holidaysWeekday days offWorking days
20241110252ICS · JSON · CSV
20251110251ICS · JSON · CSV
2026119252ICS · JSON · CSV
2027117254ICS · JSON · CSV
2028119251ICS · JSON · CSV
2029119252ICS · JSON · CSV
20301110251ICS · JSON · CSV

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France has 11 public holidays and 252 working days in 2026. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/france/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).

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