🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇫🇷 France — Public Holidays 2027
Side-by-side comparison of public holidays in Germany and France for 2027. Shared dates, the days unique to each country, and how many of those fall on a working day.
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Germany
9
national holidays
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France
11
national holidays
🏆 More holidays
🤝 6 shared holidays🇩🇪 3 unique to Germany🇫🇷 5 unique to France🏆 France has more holidays in 2027
🤝 Shared Holidays (6)
Both Germany and France have these days off in 2027.
🇩🇪 Neujahr
1 January 2027
Jour de l'an 🇫🇷
🇩🇪 Ostermontag
29 March 2027
Lundi de Pâques 🇫🇷
🇩🇪 Tag der Arbeit
1 May 2027
Fête du Travail 🇫🇷
🇩🇪 Christi Himmelfahrt
6 May 2027
Ascension 🇫🇷
🇩🇪 Pfingstmontag
17 May 2027
Lundi de Pentecôte 🇫🇷
🇩🇪 Erster Weihnachtstag
25 December 2027
Noël 🇫🇷
Counted below but worth knowing: Germany — 2 of its 3 unique days fall on a Sunday in 2027; France — 1 of its 5 unique days falls on a Sunday in 2027, so they add no extra day off for anyone.
🇩🇪 Only in Germany (3)
Karfreitag
26 March 2027
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
3 October 2027
Zweiter Weihnachtstag
26 December 2027
🇫🇷 Only in France (5)
Victoire 1945
8 May 2027
Fête nationale
14 July 2027
Assomption
15 August 2027
Toussaint
1 November 2027
Armistice 1918
11 November 2027
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has more public holidays — Germany or France in 2027?
France has more national public holidays in 2027 with 11 holidays, compared to 9 in Germany.
How many holidays do Germany and France share in 2027?
Germany and France share 6 public holidays on the same date in 2027. These are typically major Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter that are observed across Europe.
Does Germany or France have better bridge day opportunities?
Bridge day opportunities depend on which days of the week public holidays fall on. Visit the bridge days pages for Germany and France separately to see the best opportunities for each country in 2027.
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Data sources: Germany: Bundesministerium des Innern — Nationale Feiertage ↗ · France: Service-Public.gouv.fr — Jours fériés ↗. National holidays only — regional holidays excluded from comparison. · Report an error