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France Working Day

Checks a date against the Saturday-Sunday weekend baseline and exact 2026-2027 authority events.

When to use

You need a deterministic France France national legal public holidays result.

Do not use when: Alsace-Moselle, overseas territories, employer, sector, school, bank, exchange and regional calendars are not inferred.

Example user requests

France: Bastille Day.

Formula

is_working_day = not an official Saturday/Sunday weekend date and no exact authority event

Apply the pinned authority event table over the declared weekday baseline; do not infer uncovered employer or regional schedules.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Unit	Required	Description
`date`	date		yes	Gregorian date in France coverage.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
`territory`	string	FR (France).
`territory_name`	string	France
`weekday`	string	Gregorian weekday.
`is_working_day`	boolean	Monday-Friday with no event in this pinned authority scope.
`day_type`	string	Deterministic classification: official_weekend, regular_workday, or the first published authority event kind.
`holiday_names`	string_list	Events applying on the date.
`holiday_kinds`	string_list	Authority event classifications.
`holiday_details`	list	Structured event details, including partial-day notes where published.
`calendar_scope`	string	France national legal public holidays
`holiday_policy`	string	Article L3133-1 national legal list; May 1 has special mandatory-rest protection while other holidays can be worked under applicable collective/employer rules
`substitute_day_policy`	string	No national substitute-day closure is inferred; Alsace-Moselle and local/sector rules require separate authority evidence
`calendar_profile`	string	france-public-holidays
`dataset_version`	string	fr-legifrance-public-holidays-2026-09-29.1
`sources`	list	Authority and legislation sources.

Example

Bastille Day: {"date":"2026-07-14"} → {"is_working_day":false}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/france-working-day?date=2026-07-14

Machine access

API: GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/france-working-day (query parameters) or POST with a JSON body {"inputs": {...}}
Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/france-working-day · Markdown: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/france-working-day.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/france-working-day.json
MCP: server https://tttkmbb.com/mcp, tool run_calculator with calculator_id="france-working-day"
OpenAPI operationId: check_fr_working_day
Freshness: static. Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use (see rate limits).

Sources

Légifrance Code du travail Article L3133-1 (government_legislation)
Légifrance Code du travail public-holiday section (government_legislation)

FAQ

Does every French public holiday guarantee a day off?

No. This package records the national legal list; closure and work rules can depend on collective agreements and employer/sector rules. May 1 has special statutory protection.

Related calculators

Add France Working Days — Offset through the same authority package.