The legal working time in France is 35 hours a week. The source adds the following information: "Overtime hours are the number of hours worked in addition to the legal working time per week, multiplied by 52 weeks."
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France: Average number of overtime hours a year, 2011, per occupation
This graphic shows the average number of overtime hours worked in a year in France in 2011, per occupation. Executives worked on average ** overtime hours in a year while workers in France worked almost ** overtime hours.
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Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , & DARES. (July 26, 2013). Average number of overtime hours worked in a year in France in hours in 2011, per occupation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/463516/average-number-overtime-hours-year-france/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , und DARES. "Average number of overtime hours worked in a year in France in hours in 2011, per occupation." Chart. July 26, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/463516/average-number-overtime-hours-year-france/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , DARES. (2013). Average number of overtime hours worked in a year in France in hours in 2011, per occupation. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/463516/average-number-overtime-hours-year-france/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , and DARES. "Average Number of Overtime Hours Worked in a Year in France in Hours in 2011, per Occupation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jul 2013, /statistics/463516/average-number-overtime-hours-year-france/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social & DARES, Average number of overtime hours worked in a year in France in hours in 2011, per occupation ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/463516/average-number-overtime-hours-year-france/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Average number of overtime hours worked in a year in France in hours in 2011, per occupation [Graph], Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , & DARES, July 26, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/463516/average-number-overtime-hours-year-france/
