Jours Fériés in France — Public Holidays Calendar with Week Numbers
The 11 jours fériés in France for any year — plus Good Friday and St Stephen’s Day in Alsace-Moselle — with numéros de semaine and a printable PDF calendar.
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The 11 jours fériés in France for any year — plus Good Friday and St Stephen’s Day in Alsace-Moselle — with numéros de semaine and a printable PDF calendar.
Eight are fixed dates (1 January, 1 May, 8 May, 14 July, 15 August, 1 November, 11 November and 25 December) and three follow Easter: Easter Monday, Ascension Thursday and Whit Monday. A holiday that falls on a weekend is simply lost — nothing moves to Monday. When one lands on a Tuesday or Thursday, many people “font le pont” and take the day in between.
Holidays per year, with how many fall on a weekday — 2026: France 11 (9 on weekdays), Alsace-Moselle 13 (10 on weekdays) · 2027: France 11 (7 on weekdays), Alsace-Moselle 13 (8 on weekdays).
Step by step
- Pick the year: Use the arrows or type any year from 1990 to 2100; the list for France updates as you type.
- Choose your area: “All areas” shows every regional holiday tagged with where it applies; pick one area to see only its days.
- Print the calendar: Choose the whole year on one page or a month per page, A4 or Letter, and weeks starting Monday or Sunday, then click Download PDF calendar.
- Add it to your calendar: Calendar file (.ics) imports the holidays as all-day events into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar; Spreadsheet (.csv) opens in Excel or Numbers.
Handy for
Ponts and congés
Spot the bridges: 2026 has Ascension on Thursday 14 May and 8 May on a Friday.
A wall or desk calendar
The one-page PDF fits all twelve months, ISO week numbers and the holiday list for France on a single sheet.
Shared team calendars
Import the .ics into a shared calendar so everyone sees the area’s holidays.
Good to know
France has 11 public holidays (jours fériés); Alsace and Moselle add Good Friday and St Stephen’s Day. Only 1 May is a guaranteed paid day off by law — the others are days off by collective agreement or custom, which covers most employees.
Whit Monday is often the “journée de solidarité”, a day some employers ask staff to work. Holidays on a weekend are not moved. Overseas departments have extra holidays (abolition of slavery) that are not included.
Count the days between two dates, minus these holidays, with the France working days calculator.
Want photos and your own events on a calendar? Use the Calendar Maker.
Questions
Which holidays are paid in France?
Only 1 May is a compulsory paid day off by law. The other ten are days off for most employees through collective agreements or custom.
How far ahead and back does the France calendar go?
Any year from 1990 to 2100, worked out from the holiday rules — fixed dates, Easter, nth weekdays and the substitution rules — with known one-off holidays and start and end years applied. Dates a government proclaims each year can change, so check official sources for future years.
Is anything sent to a server?
No. The holiday rules and every calculation run in your browser, and the PDF, calendar file and CSV are made on your device. Nothing you type — dates, extra days off — leaves it.
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