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Time Change 2025 in France

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26 okt 2025, 03:00

Country: France
Long Name: French Republic
Abbreviations: FR, FRA
Capital: Paris
Time Zones: 2 (Main Country)
Total Time Zones: 14 (with dependencies)
Dial Code: +33

30 mrt

Forward 1 hour

30 mrt 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
zondag 30 maart 2025, 02:00:00 clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
zondag 30 maart 2025, 03:00:00 local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on 30 mrt 2025 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

More info:
Europe Start DST 2025

26 okt

Back 1 hour

26 okt 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local daylight time is about to reach
zondag 26 oktober 2025, 03:00:00 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
zondag 26 oktober 2025, 02:00:00 local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 26 okt 2025 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028

When Does DST Start and End in France?

In continental France, which includes the capital Paris, the Daylight Saving Time (DST) period starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October, together with most other European countries.

Although the collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon also uses DST (see below), the times displayed above apply only to continental France.

Which Departments, Regions, External Territories, Islands, Overseas Countries and Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Areas in France using DST in 2025
Areas in France on standard time all of 2025

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in France (105 Locations)

Agen30 mrt – 26 oktChartres30 mrt – 26 oktNancy30 mrt – 26 okt
Aix-en-Provence30 mrt – 26 oktChâteauroux30 mrt – 26 oktNantes30 mrt – 26 okt
Ajaccio30 mrt – 26 oktChaumont30 mrt – 26 oktNevers30 mrt – 26 okt
Albi30 mrt – 26 oktCherbourg-Octeville30 mrt – 26 oktNice30 mrt – 26 okt
Alençon30 mrt – 26 oktClermont-Ferrand30 mrt – 26 oktNîmes30 mrt – 26 okt
Amiens30 mrt – 26 oktDigne-les-Bains30 mrt – 26 oktNiort30 mrt – 26 okt
Angers30 mrt – 26 oktDijon30 mrt – 26 oktOrléans30 mrt – 26 okt
Angoulême30 mrt – 26 oktDole30 mrt – 26 oktPamiers30 mrt – 26 okt
Annecy30 mrt – 26 oktDouai30 mrt – 26 oktParis30 mrt – 26 okt
Annonay30 mrt – 26 oktÉvreux30 mrt – 26 oktPau30 mrt – 26 okt
Auch30 mrt – 26 oktÉvry-Courcouronnes30 mrt – 26 oktPérigueux30 mrt – 26 okt
Aurillac30 mrt – 26 oktGap30 mrt – 26 oktPerpignan30 mrt – 26 okt
Auxerre30 mrt – 26 oktGrenoble30 mrt – 26 oktPoitiers30 mrt – 26 okt
Avignon30 mrt – 26 oktGuéret30 mrt – 26 oktPort-aux-FrancaisNo DST
Bastia30 mrt – 26 oktIstres30 mrt – 26 oktQuimper30 mrt – 26 okt
Beauvais30 mrt – 26 oktLa Roche-sur-Yon30 mrt – 26 oktReims30 mrt – 26 okt
Belfort30 mrt – 26 oktLa Rochelle30 mrt – 26 oktRennes30 mrt – 26 okt
Bellac30 mrt – 26 oktLaon30 mrt – 26 oktRodez30 mrt – 26 okt
Besançon30 mrt – 26 oktLaval30 mrt – 26 oktRouen30 mrt – 26 okt
Biarritz30 mrt – 26 oktLe Havre30 mrt – 26 oktRoyan30 mrt – 26 okt
Blois30 mrt – 26 oktLe Mans30 mrt – 26 oktSaint-Brieuc30 mrt – 26 okt
Bordeaux30 mrt – 26 oktLe Puy-en-Velay30 mrt – 26 oktSaint-Denis30 mrt – 26 okt
Boulogne-Billancourt30 mrt – 26 oktLens30 mrt – 26 oktSaint-Étienne30 mrt – 26 okt
Bourg-en-Bresse30 mrt – 26 oktLille30 mrt – 26 oktStrasbourg30 mrt – 26 okt
Bourges30 mrt – 26 oktLimoges30 mrt – 26 oktTarbes30 mrt – 26 okt
Brest30 mrt – 26 oktLyon30 mrt – 26 oktToulon30 mrt – 26 okt
Brive-la-Gaillarde30 mrt – 26 oktMarseille30 mrt – 26 oktToulouse30 mrt – 26 okt
Caen30 mrt – 26 oktMeaux30 mrt – 26 oktTours30 mrt – 26 okt
Cahors30 mrt – 26 oktMende30 mrt – 26 oktTroyes30 mrt – 26 okt
Cannes30 mrt – 26 oktMetz30 mrt – 26 oktValence (Drôme)30 mrt – 26 okt
Carcassonne30 mrt – 26 oktMont-de-Marsan30 mrt – 26 oktVannes30 mrt – 26 okt
Chalon-sur-Saône30 mrt – 26 oktMontauban30 mrt – 26 oktVerdun30 mrt – 26 okt
Châlons-en-Champagne30 mrt – 26 oktMontpellier30 mrt – 26 oktVersailles30 mrt – 26 okt
Chambéry30 mrt – 26 oktMoulins (Allier)30 mrt – 26 oktVesoul30 mrt – 26 okt
Charleville-Mézières30 mrt – 26 oktMulhouse30 mrt – 26 oktVilleurbanne30 mrt – 26 okt

Daylight Saving Time in Dependencies of France

DependencyTypeDaylight Saving Time Period
Clipperton IslandOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
French GuianaOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
French PolynesiaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
French Southern TerritoriesOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
GuadeloupeOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
MartiniqueOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
MayotteOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
New CaledoniaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Réunion (French)Overseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint BarthélemyOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint MartinOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint Pierre and MiquelonOverseas collectivity9 mrt – 2 nov (Different dates than France)
Wallis and FutunaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time History in France

  • France first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1916.
  • France has observed DST for 80 years between 1916 and 2025 (DST in at least one location).
  • Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1975.
  • See Worldwide DST Statistics

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