Public holidays and business days in France, 2026
France has 252 business days in 2026 out of 365 calendar days, with 104 weekend days. The holiday list has 11 rows. Both figures come from the Business Days tools, read 2026-10-04.
The count used count_business_days for FR from 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31. Both ends are included. Weekend days are Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fell on a working day: 2026-01-01 New Year's Day; 2026-04-06 Easter Monday; 2026-05-01 Labour Day; 2026-05-08 Victory in Europe Day; 2026-05-14 Ascension Day; 2026-05-25 Whit Monday; 2026-07-14 Bastille Day; 2026-11-11 Armistice Day; 2026-12-25 Christmas Day.
A 10 business-day turnaround that starts on 2026-03-02 lands on 2026-03-16 (monday). That call was add_business_days with days 10. Holidays skipped on that span: none. The start date is day 0 and is not counted.
This count uses the region named above, so a holiday of that region is included when the calendar lists it.
Public holidays
Source: Public holidays: Nager.Date (date.nager.at). School holidays: OpenHolidays (openholidaysapi.org). The call was list_holidays on https://businessdays.openkrill.app/mcp. A day off is a holiday the calendar marks as Public. Bank, optional and observance days stay working days in the count. This is not a legal deadline, a company closure list, or a stock-exchange trading calendar.
| Date | Weekday | Name | Local name | Where it applies | Day off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | thursday | New Year's Day | Jour de l'an | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-04-06 | monday | Easter Monday | Lundi de Pâques | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-05-01 | friday | Labour Day | Fête du Travail | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-05-08 | friday | Victory in Europe Day | Victoire 1945 | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-05-14 | thursday | Ascension Day | Ascension | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-05-25 | monday | Whit Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-07-14 | tuesday | Bastille Day | Fête nationale | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-08-15 | saturday | Assumption Day | Assomption | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-11-01 | sunday | All Saints' Day | Toussaint | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-11-11 | wednesday | Armistice Day | Armistice 1918 | nationwide | yes |
| 2026-12-25 | friday | Christmas Day | Noël | nationwide | yes |
How the count was made
- Both startDate and endDate are counted when they are working days.
- Working days are every day except Saturday and Sunday and public holidays.
- Only holidays Nager.Date marks as Public are days off. Bank, optional and observance days, and half days such as Christmas Eve, count as working days.
- Without a region, only nationwide holidays are applied; holidays only some regions keep are not counted.
Other 2026 calendars from the same tool: Germany 2026, England 2026, United States 2026, Vietnam 2026, Ontario, Canada 2026. The app page, with the other names people use for this server, is Business Days and Workday Calculator. Install steps: ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Pi.