Public holidays 2027
Public holidays 2027 in France
Public holidays (jours fériés). 7 weekdays off for a Monday to Friday week, 5 holidays on the weekend, 254 working days in the year.
| Date | Holiday | Day off? |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 1 January | New Year's Day (Jour de l'an) | Yes |
| Friday 26 March | Good Friday (Vendredi saint) (Alsace-Moselle only) | No, regional or optional |
| Monday 29 March | Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) | Yes |
| Saturday 1 May | Labour Day (Fête du travail) | No, weekend |
| Thursday 6 May | Ascension Day (Ascension) | Yes |
| Saturday 8 May | Victory in Europe Day (Victoire 1945) | No, weekend |
| Monday 17 May | Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) (Often the solidarity day: worked in some companies) | Yes |
| Wednesday 14 July | Bastille Day (Fête nationale) | Yes |
| Sunday 15 August | Assumption (Assomption) | No, weekend |
| Monday 1 November | All Saints' Day (Toussaint) | Yes |
| Thursday 11 November | Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) | Yes |
| Saturday 25 December | Christmas Day (Noël) | No, weekend |
| Sunday 26 December | St Stephen's Day (Saint-Étienne) (Alsace-Moselle only) | No, weekend |
Download the France 2027 calendar (.ics): one all-day event per row, for Google Calendar, Outlook or a Jira Service Management SLA calendar.
What to know about France's 2027 holidays
The working week here is Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday off.
A holiday on a weekend gives no extra day off, Service-Public says. Good Friday and 26 December are holidays only in Alsace-Moselle; overseas departments add Abolition of Slavery Day.
Source: Service-Public.fr, read in November 2026.
Long weekends in 2027
- Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days off in a row
- Sat 27 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 3 days off in a row
- Sat 15 May to Mon 17 May: 3 days off in a row
- Sat 30 Oct to Mon 1 Nov: 3 days off in a row
Bridge days: one day of leave, four or more days off
Take one of these working days as leave and it joins a holiday to the weekend. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so plan cover early.
- Friday 7 May: 4 days off in a row
- Friday 12 November: 4 days off in a row
Working days in 2027
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 254 |
254 working days, 2,032 hours at 8 a day. Compare every country month by month in Working days 2027, or count a date range with the business days calculator, which can fill in these holidays for you.
Plan the team around them
- Public holidays 2027: all 35 countries side by side, with the weekend rules compared.
- Out of office message generator: works out the day you are back, skipping these holidays.
- OutSync: leave requests in Jira and Confluence, who is out on the board, and approved leave in a shared Google Calendar.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in France in 2027?
13 days are listed for 2027. 7 of them are weekdays off for someone working Monday to Friday; 5 fall on the weekend. The dates are from Service-Public.fr.
How many working days does France have in 2027?
254 working days for a Monday to Friday week, 2,032 hours at 8 hours a day. Regional and optional days are not taken off.