Holidays in France 2025

France observes 11 jours fériés in 2025. 10 fall on a weekday and 1 land on a weekend, leaving 251 jours ouvrés across the year on the national-only count.

2025 jours fériés calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Wednesday	Jour de l'An	Jour de l'An on Wednesday January 1 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Apr 21	Monday	Lundi de Pâques	Lundi de Pâques on Monday April 21 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
May 1	Thursday	Fête du Travail	Fête du Travail on Thursday May 1 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
May 8	Thursday	Fête de la Victoire 1945	Fête de la Victoire 1945 on Thursday May 8 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
May 29	Thursday	Ascension	Ascension on Thursday May 29 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Jun 9	Monday	Lundi de Pentecôte	Lundi de Pentecôte on Monday June 9 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Jul 14	Monday	Fête Nationale	Fête Nationale on Monday July 14 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Aug 15	Friday	Assomption	Assomption on Friday August 15 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Nov 1	Saturday (weekend)	Toussaint	Toussaint lands on a Saturday (November 1) and is absorbed into the weekend without an in-lieu working day.
Nov 11	Tuesday	Armistice 1918	Armistice 1918 on Tuesday November 11 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Dec 25	Thursday	Noël	Noël on Thursday December 25 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.

2025 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Jours fériés on weekdays

Jours ouvrés

251

The 1 weekend-falling jours fériés in 2025 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 2025 - FAQ

How many jours fériés does France have in 2025?

France observes 11 jours fériés in 2025. 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 2025?

France has 251 jours ouvrés in 2025 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 2025 jour férié national dates fall on a weekday?

10 of France's 11 jours fériés in 2025 fall on a weekday and reduce the jours ouvrés count: Jour de l'An (Wednesday, January 1); Lundi de Pâques (Monday, April 21); Fête du Travail (Thursday, May 1); Fête de la Victoire 1945 (Thursday, May 8); Ascension (Thursday, May 29); Lundi de Pentecôte (Monday, June 9); Fête Nationale (Monday, July 14); Assomption (Friday, August 15); Armistice 1918 (Tuesday, November 11); Noël (Thursday, December 25).

Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

1 jours fériés in 2025 fall on a weekend: Toussaint on Saturday, November 1. France does not shift weekend-falling holidays to a substitute weekday, so these are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count.