Days between two dates

To count the days between two dates, subtract the start date from the end date, then add 1 if the last day counts too. With this calculator, pick the two dates: calendar days, working days (jours ouvrés, Monday to Friday) and jours ouvrables (Monday to Saturday) appear at once, with French public holidays taken out. From 1 January to 31 December 2026, end date included, you get 365 calendar days, 252 working days and 303 jours ouvrables; from 1 to 31 May without the last day, 30 days. The result is also shown in weeks, months and years, and the second block gives the date reached after a number of calendar or working days. The main limit: the tool knows the eleven national public holidays and the two extra ones in Alsace-Moselle, but not bridge days (ponts) or closures specific to your employer.

French payslips, employment contracts and leave rules use two kinds of working day. Jours ouvrés are the days the business normally works, usually Monday to Friday, public holidays excluded. Jours ouvrables are every day except Sunday and public holidays, so Monday to Saturday. Paid leave (congés payés) is traditionally counted as 2.5 jours ouvrables per month worked, 30 a year, which is the same five weeks as 25 jours ouvrés. A Saturday off therefore still uses up a jour ouvrable when you take a full week of leave.

Both counts cover the period shown under the result: from the start date to the day before the end date, or to the end date itself when the box is ticked. In May 2026, from the 1st to the 31st inclusive, there are 17 working days and 22 jours ouvrables, because four holidays (1, 8, 14 and 25 May) fall on weekdays. The second block moves day by day: 5 working days after Thursday 30 April 2026 is Monday 11 May, since Fridays 1 and 8 May are holidays. For an exact age in years, months and days, use the age calculator.

The eleven national holidays come from the list on Service-public.fr, the official French government portal. Easter Monday, Ascension Day (39 days after Easter) and Whit Monday (50 days after Easter) move every year. In Alsace and Moselle, Good Friday and 26 December are added. Only 1 May is a guaranteed day off for every employee; whether the others are worked depends on your collective agreement. Holidays specific to the overseas departments are not included. To watch a date approach live, try the countdown.

Easter Sunday falls on 5 April 2026 in 2026 and on 28 March 2027 in 2027.

• Service-public.fr, Jours fériés et ponts dans le secteur privé (public holidays in the private sector), page read on 27 October 2026.
• Code du travail numérique, Jour ouvrable, jour ouvré, jour franc, jour calendaire : quelles sont les différences ? (types of days), page read on 27 October 2026.
• Légifrance, Article 641 du Code de procédure civile (how deadlines are counted), page read on 27 October 2026.
• Légifrance, Article 642 du Code de procédure civile (deadlines ending on a weekend), page read on 27 October 2026.

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