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Working Days in France 2022

2022 has 253 working days in France: 365 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 7 French public holidays on weekdays.

253
Working days
105
Weekend days
7
Holidays on weekdays
2,024
Working hours

Working days by month, 2022

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January 0 21 168
February 0 20 160
March 0 23 184
April Apr 18 · Easter Monday 1 20 160
May May 26 · Ascension Day 1 21 168
June Jun 6 · Whit Monday 1 21 168
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
2022 total 7 253 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

64
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
62
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 2022

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

2022 calendar for France

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in France 2022: questions and answers

How many working days are there in France in 2022?

There are 253 working days in France in 2022. The year has 365 days; 105 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 7 are French public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2022?

At 8 hours a day, 253 working days make 2,024 working hours in 2022. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2022?

January 21, February 20, March 23, April 20, May 21, June 21, July 20, August 22, September 22, October 21, November 20 and December 22. March has the most working days and February 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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