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Time Change 2000 in France

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26
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Oct 26, 2025, 3:00 am

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

Mar 26

Forward 1 hour

Mar 26, 2000 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, March 26, 2000, 2:00:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 26, 2000, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Mar 26, 2000 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.

Oct 29

Back 1 hour

Oct 29, 2000 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 29, 2000, 3:00:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 29, 2000, 2:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 29, 2000 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2025

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 2000

Areas in France using DST in 2000
Areas in France on standard time all of 2000

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in France in 2000 (105 Locations)

Agen Mar 26 – Oct 29 Chartres Mar 26 – Oct 29 Nancy Mar 26 – Oct 29
Aix-en-Provence Mar 26 – Oct 29 Châteauroux Mar 26 – Oct 29 Nantes Mar 26 – Oct 29
Ajaccio Mar 26 – Oct 29 Chaumont Mar 26 – Oct 29 Nevers Mar 26 – Oct 29
Albi Mar 26 – Oct 29 Cherbourg-Octeville Mar 26 – Oct 29 Nice Mar 26 – Oct 29
Alençon Mar 26 – Oct 29 Clermont-Ferrand Mar 26 – Oct 29 Nîmes Mar 26 – Oct 29
Amiens Mar 26 – Oct 29 Digne-les-Bains Mar 26 – Oct 29 Niort Mar 26 – Oct 29
Angers Mar 26 – Oct 29 Dijon Mar 26 – Oct 29 Orléans Mar 26 – Oct 29
Angoulême Mar 26 – Oct 29 Dole Mar 26 – Oct 29 Pamiers Mar 26 – Oct 29
Annecy Mar 26 – Oct 29 Douai Mar 26 – Oct 29 Paris Mar 26 – Oct 29
Annonay Mar 26 – Oct 29 Évreux Mar 26 – Oct 29 Pau Mar 26 – Oct 29
Auch Mar 26 – Oct 29 Évry-Courcouronnes Mar 26 – Oct 29 Périgueux Mar 26 – Oct 29
Aurillac Mar 26 – Oct 29 Gap Mar 26 – Oct 29 Perpignan Mar 26 – Oct 29
Auxerre Mar 26 – Oct 29 Grenoble Mar 26 – Oct 29 Poitiers Mar 26 – Oct 29
Avignon Mar 26 – Oct 29 Guéret Mar 26 – Oct 29 Port-aux-Francais No DST
Bastia Mar 26 – Oct 29 Istres Mar 26 – Oct 29 Quimper Mar 26 – Oct 29
Beauvais Mar 26 – Oct 29 La Roche-sur-Yon Mar 26 – Oct 29 Reims Mar 26 – Oct 29
Belfort Mar 26 – Oct 29 La Rochelle Mar 26 – Oct 29 Rennes Mar 26 – Oct 29
Bellac Mar 26 – Oct 29 Laon Mar 26 – Oct 29 Rodez Mar 26 – Oct 29
Besançon Mar 26 – Oct 29 Laval Mar 26 – Oct 29 Rouen Mar 26 – Oct 29
Biarritz Mar 26 – Oct 29 Le Havre Mar 26 – Oct 29 Royan Mar 26 – Oct 29
Blois Mar 26 – Oct 29 Le Mans Mar 26 – Oct 29 Saint-Brieuc Mar 26 – Oct 29
Bordeaux Mar 26 – Oct 29 Le Puy-en-Velay Mar 26 – Oct 29 Saint-Denis Mar 26 – Oct 29
Boulogne-Billancourt Mar 26 – Oct 29 Lens Mar 26 – Oct 29 Saint-Étienne Mar 26 – Oct 29
Bourg-en-Bresse Mar 26 – Oct 29 Lille Mar 26 – Oct 29 Strasbourg Mar 26 – Oct 29
Bourges Mar 26 – Oct 29 Limoges Mar 26 – Oct 29 Tarbes Mar 26 – Oct 29
Brest Mar 26 – Oct 29 Lyon Mar 26 – Oct 29 Toulon Mar 26 – Oct 29
Brive-la-Gaillarde Mar 26 – Oct 29 Marseille Mar 26 – Oct 29 Toulouse Mar 26 – Oct 29
Caen Mar 26 – Oct 29 Meaux Mar 26 – Oct 29 Tours Mar 26 – Oct 29
Cahors Mar 26 – Oct 29 Mende Mar 26 – Oct 29 Troyes Mar 26 – Oct 29
Cannes Mar 26 – Oct 29 Metz Mar 26 – Oct 29 Valence (Drôme) Mar 26 – Oct 29
Carcassonne Mar 26 – Oct 29 Mont-de-Marsan Mar 26 – Oct 29 Vannes Mar 26 – Oct 29
Chalon-sur-Saône Mar 26 – Oct 29 Montauban Mar 26 – Oct 29 Verdun Mar 26 – Oct 29
Châlons-en-Champagne Mar 26 – Oct 29 Montpellier Mar 26 – Oct 29 Versailles Mar 26 – Oct 29
Chambéry Mar 26 – Oct 29 Moulins (Allier) Mar 26 – Oct 29 Vesoul Mar 26 – Oct 29
Charleville-Mézières Mar 26 – Oct 29 Mulhouse Mar 26 – Oct 29 Villeurbanne Mar 26 – Oct 29

Daylight Saving Time in Dependencies of France

Dependency Type Daylight Saving Time Period
Clipperton Island Overseas territory No Daylight Saving Time
French Guiana Overseas department No Daylight Saving Time
French Polynesia Overseas collectivity No Daylight Saving Time
French Southern Territories Overseas territory No Daylight Saving Time
Guadeloupe Overseas department No Daylight Saving Time
Martinique Overseas department No Daylight Saving Time
Mayotte Overseas department No Daylight Saving Time
New Caledonia Overseas collectivity No Daylight Saving Time
Réunion (French) Overseas department No Daylight Saving Time
Saint Barthélemy Overseas collectivity No Daylight Saving Time
Saint Martin Overseas collectivity No Daylight Saving Time
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Overseas collectivity Apr 2 – Oct 29 (Different dates than France)
Wallis and Futuna Overseas collectivity No 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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