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How many working days in 2026 in France? 252 business days, 303 workable days, 11 public holidays of which 9 fall on weekdays, and 104 weekend days. Compute the detail by month or on your own dates.
252 business days in France in 2026 (Monday to Friday, holidays deducted)
227 days actually worked for a full-time employee after 25 days of paid leave
11 legal public holidays, 9 of which fall on weekdays in 2026
French payroll and employment law distinguish three neighbouring notions. The calculator separates them, and the table below gives the month-by-month detail.
Monday to Friday, public holidays deducted. The reference for schedules, most collective agreements and bank processing times.
Monday to Saturday, holidays deducted. The legal reference for paid leave accrual: 2.5 workable days per month, 30 per year.
Business days minus leave and absences. The figure that matters for day-rate pricing, forfait jours contracts and accrual computations.
Official 2026 French calendar, weekday holidays deducted.
The business-day count drives French payroll (salary maintenance, absence valuation), freelance pricing (a day rate should rest on realistic billable days, not 252) and some year-end accruals. May 2026 and its 17 business days squeeze the cash flow of time-billing businesses: build that dip into your forecast.
252 business days. The year has 365 days, minus 104 Saturdays and Sundays and 9 public holidays falling on weekdays.
227 days for a standard full-time contract: 252 business days minus 25 days of statutory paid leave. RTT days and company agreements adjust this figure.
Eleven legal holidays: 1 January, Easter Monday (6 April), 1 May, 8 May, Ascension (14 May), Whit Monday (25 May), 14 July, 15 August, 1 November, 11 November and 25 December. Nine fall on weekdays in 2026.
RTT days are not statutory: they depend on your company agreement. A common forfait jours setup at 218 worked days yields around 9 RTT days in 2026 (227 potential working days minus 218).
Yes. Alsace-Moselle adds Good Friday and 26 December, so 2026 has two fewer business days there. Overseas territories also add specific commemorative holidays.
Calendar verified for 2025 to 2028, mainland French regime. Updated July 2026.
Leave accounting, public-holiday pay, forfait jours contracts: the firm answers in English within 24 to 48 hours.