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Working Days in France 2016

2016 has 253 working days in France: 366 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 French public holidays on weekdays.

253
Working days
105
Weekend days
8
Holidays on weekdays
2,024
Working hours

Working days by month, 2016

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 1 · New Year's Day 1 20 160
February 0 21 168
March Mar 28 · Easter Monday 1 22 176
April 0 21 168
May May 5 · Ascension Day May 16 · Whit Monday 2 20 160
June 0 22 176
July Jul 14 · Bastille Day 1 20 160
August Aug 15 · Assumption Day 1 22 176
September 0 22 176
October 0 21 168
November Nov 1 · All Saints' Day Nov 11 · Armistice Day 2 20 160
December 0 22 176
2016 total 8 253 2,024

Holidays shown are those on weekdays. Jours fériés in mainland France. Alsace and Moselle add Good Friday and 26 December. Source: Service-Public.fr, jours fériés.

Working days by quarter

63
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
63
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
64
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
63
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
126
First half
127
Second half

Working days between two dates

Count business days for any range, and add your own days off.

French public holidays 2016

Every holiday with its date, long weekends and a calendar download.

2016 calendar for France

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in France 2016: questions and answers

How many working days are there in France in 2016?

There are 253 working days in France in 2016. The year has 366 days; 105 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 8 are French public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2016?

At 8 hours a day, 253 working days make 2,024 working hours in 2016. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2016?

January 20, February 21, March 22, April 21, May 20, June 22, July 20, August 22, September 22, October 21, November 20 and December 22. March has the most working days and January the fewest.

How are working days counted?

Every day of the year counts unless it is a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) or one of the French public holidays. A holiday that falls on a weekend is counted once, as a weekend day. Company holidays, personal leave and regional holidays are not taken off. Jours fériés in mainland France. Alsace and Moselle add Good Friday and 26 December.

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