Holidays in France 2024
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: July 20, 2026
The 2024 France holiday table below lists 11 dates, each one a day this calculator treats as closed. 10 fall on a weekday and 1 lands on a weekend, leaving 252 jours ouvrés across the year on the national-only count.
2024 jours fériés calendar
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | Jour de l'An |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Lundi de Pâques |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Fête du Travail |
| May 8 | Wednesday | Fête de la Victoire 1945 |
| May 9 | Thursday | Ascension |
| May 20 | Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte |
| Jul 14 | Sunday (weekend) | Fête Nationale |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | Assomption |
| Nov 1 | Friday | Toussaint |
| Nov 11 | Monday | Armistice 1918 |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Noël |
2024 year summary
Total days
366
Weekend days
104
Jours fériés on weekdays
10
Jours ouvrés
252
The 1 weekend date in 2024 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a day the count already excludes, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 10 weekday dates. The table lists the fêtes légales of article L3133-1 of the Code du travail: Jour de l'An, Lundi de Pâques, the 1er mai (Fête du Travail in the table), Victoire 1945, Ascension, Lundi de Pentecôte, Fête nationale, Assomption, Toussaint, Armistice 1918 and Noël. Of these, only 1 May is a day off for every employee; the others are days off where a collective agreement, a branch or company agreement or, failing one, the employer provides it. A holiday that falls on a day the employee does not normally work, such as a Sunday, gives no extra day off, and the table moves no date.
Sources for these rules
- Jours fériés et ponts dans le secteur privé (Code du travail, articles L3133-1 à L3133-3): dates des fêtes légales en 2026 et 2027, cas général, Alsace-Moselle et outre-mer; commémoration de l'abolition de l'esclavage par territoire; seul le 1er mai obligatoirement chômé; aucun jour de congé supplémentaire pour un jour férié tombant un jour habituellement non travaillé; le pont, pratique non réglementée; la journée de solidarité (Direction de l'information légale et administrative (service-public.gouv.fr))
Checked October 13, 2026. All sources
Holidays not included
In Alsace-Moselle the list adds Vendredi Saint, in communes that have a Protestant temple or a mixed church, and the second day of Christmas on 26 December. In the overseas departments and regions, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the commemoration of the abolition of slavery is also a public holiday, on a date that differs by territory: 27 May in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin, 10 June in French Guiana, 22 May in Martinique, 27 April in Mayotte, 20 December in La Réunion and 9 October in Saint-Barthélemy. None of these is in the national table; add the dates that apply under Advanced options.
Sources for these rules
- Jours fériés et ponts dans le secteur privé (Code du travail, articles L3133-1 à L3133-3): dates des fêtes légales en 2026 et 2027, cas général, Alsace-Moselle et outre-mer; commémoration de l'abolition de l'esclavage par territoire; seul le 1er mai obligatoirement chômé; aucun jour de congé supplémentaire pour un jour férié tombant un jour habituellement non travaillé; le pont, pratique non réglementée; la journée de solidarité (Direction de l'information légale et administrative (service-public.gouv.fr))
Checked October 13, 2026. All sources
Other years
Sources and verification
Official source: Service-Public.fr (service-public.gouv.fr) (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on July 20, 2026.