Holidays in France 2024

France observes 11 jours fériés in 2024. 10 fall on a weekday and 1 land on a weekend, leaving 252 jours ouvrés across the year on the national-only count.

2024 jours fériés calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Monday	Jour de l'An	Jour de l'An on Monday January 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Apr 1	Monday	Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques on Monday April 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
May 1	Wednesday	Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail on Wednesday May 1 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
May 8	Wednesday	Fête de la Victoire 1945	Fête de la Victoire 1945 on Wednesday May 8 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
May 9	Thursday	Ascension	Ascension on Thursday May 9 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
May 20	Monday	Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte on Monday May 20 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Jul 14	Sunday (weekend)	Fête Nationale	Fête Nationale lands on a Sunday (July 14) and is absorbed into the weekend without an in-lieu working day.
Aug 15	Thursday	Assomption	Assomption on Thursday August 15 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Nov 1	Friday	Toussaint	Toussaint on Friday November 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Nov 11	Monday	Armistice 1918	Armistice 1918 on Monday November 11 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Dec 25	Wednesday	Noël	Noël on Wednesday December 25 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.

2024 year summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

104

Jours fériés on weekdays

Jours ouvrés

252

The 1 weekend-falling jours fériés in 2024 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 10 weekday-falling entries. France observes 11 national jours fériés under Article L3133-1 of the Code du travail. Alsace-Moselle's two additional regional holidays (Vendredi Saint and Saint-Étienne) are excluded from this national set.

Holidays not included

Alsace-Moselle observes two additional jours fériés under the Concordat-era code local: Vendredi Saint and Saint-Étienne (December 26). These are not in the national set but can be added under Advanced options for contracts seated in Strasbourg, Metz, or Mulhouse. Overseas territories observe local commemoration days that are also excluded.

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France Holidays 2024 - FAQ

How many jours fériés does France have in 2024?

France observes 11 jours fériés in 2024. Of those, 10 fall on a weekday and 1 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many jours ouvrés does France have in 2024?

France has 252 jours ouvrés in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 10 weekday-falling jours fériés. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2024 jour férié national dates fall on a weekday?

10 of France's 11 jours fériés in 2024 fall on a weekday and reduce the jours ouvrés count: Jour de l'An (Monday, January 1); Lundi de Pâques (Monday, April 1); Fête du Travail (Wednesday, May 1); Fête de la Victoire 1945 (Wednesday, May 8); Ascension (Thursday, May 9); Lundi de Pentecôte (Monday, May 20); Assomption (Thursday, August 15); Toussaint (Friday, November 1); Armistice 1918 (Monday, November 11); Noël (Wednesday, December 25).

Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

1 jours fériés in 2024 fall on a weekend: Fête Nationale on Sunday, July 14. France does not shift weekend-falling holidays to a substitute weekday, so these are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count.