title: Fructidor
text: # Fructidor
  
  Fructidor (French pronunciation: ​) is the twelfth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word fructus, which means "fruit".
  
  Fructidor is the third month of the summer quarter (mois d'été). By the Gregorian calendar, Fructidor starts on either August 18 or August 19 and ends exactly thirty days later, on September 16 or September 17. Fructidor follows the month of Thermidor and precedes the Sansculottides.
  
  The month is often used as a shorthand term for the Coup of 18 Fructidor.
  
  | 3 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | III |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Tuesday 18 August 1795 2 Wednesday 19 August 1795 3 Thursday 20 August 1795 4 Friday 21 August 1795 5 Saturday 22 August 1795 6 Sunday 23 August 1795 7 Monday 24 August 1795 8 Tuesday 25 August 1795 9 Wednesday 26 August 1795 10 Thursday 27 August 1795 | décade 35 11 Friday 28 August 1795 12 Saturday 29 August 1795 13 Sunday 30 August 1795 14 Monday 31 August 1795 15 Tuesday 1 September 1795 16 Wednesday 2 September 1795 17 Thursday 3 September 1795 18 Friday 4 September 1795 19 Saturday 5 September 1795 20 Sunday 6 September 1795 | décade 36 21 Monday 7 September 1795 22 Tuesday 8 September 1795 23 Wednesday 9 September 1795 24 Thursday 10 September 1795 25 Friday 11 September 1795 26 Saturday 12 September 1795 27 Sunday 13 September 1795 28 Monday 14 September 1795 29 Tuesday 15 September 1795 30 Wednesday 16 September 1795 | 10 h Paris 2h89m08s Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  
  Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV :
  
  | 1 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | I |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Sunday 18 August 1793 2 Monday 19 August 1793 3 Tuesday 20 August 1793 4 Wednesday 21 August 1793 5 Thursday 22 August 1793 6 Friday 23 August 1793 7 Saturday 24 August 1793 8 Sunday 25 August 1793 9 Monday 26 August 1793 10 Tuesday 27 August 1793 | décade 35 11 Wednesday 28 August 1793 12 Thursday 29 August 1793 13 Friday 30 August 1793 14 Saturday 31 August 1793 15 Sunday 1 September 1793 16 Monday 2 September 1793 17 Tuesday 3 September 1793 18 Wednesday 4 September 1793 19 Thursday 5 September 1793 20 Friday 6 September 1793 | décade 36 21 Saturday 7 September 1793 22 Sunday 8 September 1793 23 Monday 9 September 1793 24 Tuesday 10 September 1793 25 Wednesday 11 September 1793 26 Thursday 12 September 1793 27 Friday 13 September 1793 28 Saturday 14 September 1793 29 Sunday 15 September 1793 30 Monday 16 September 1793 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 2 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | II |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Monday 18 August 1794 2 Tuesday 19 August 1794 3 Wednesday 20 August 1794 4 Thursday 21 August 1794 5 Friday 22 August 1794 6 Saturday 23 August 1794 7 Sunday 24 August 1794 8 Monday 25 August 1794 9 Tuesday 26 August 1794 10 Wednesday 27 August 1794 | décade 35 11 Thursday 28 August 1794 12 Friday 29 August 1794 13 Saturday 30 August 1794 14 Sunday 31 August 1794 15 Monday 1 September 1794 16 Tuesday 2 September 1794 17 Wednesday 3 September 1794 18 Thursday 4 September 1794 19 Friday 5 September 1794 20 Saturday 6 September 1794 | décade 36 21 Sunday 7 September 1794 22 Monday 8 September 1794 23 Tuesday 9 September 1794 24 Wednesday 10 September 1794 25 Thursday 11 September 1794 26 Friday 12 September 1794 27 Saturday 13 September 1794 28 Sunday 14 September 1794 29 Monday 15 September 1794 30 Tuesday 16 September 1794 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 3 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | III |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Tuesday 18 August 1795 2 Wednesday 19 August 1795 3 Thursday 20 August 1795 4 Friday 21 August 1795 5 Saturday 22 August 1795 6 Sunday 23 August 1795 7 Monday 24 August 1795 8 Tuesday 25 August 1795 9 Wednesday 26 August 1795 10 Thursday 27 August 1795 | décade 35 11 Friday 28 August 1795 12 Saturday 29 August 1795 13 Sunday 30 August 1795 14 Monday 31 August 1795 15 Tuesday 1 September 1795 16 Wednesday 2 September 1795 17 Thursday 3 September 1795 18 Friday 4 September 1795 19 Saturday 5 September 1795 20 Sunday 6 September 1795 | décade 36 21 Monday 7 September 1795 22 Tuesday 8 September 1795 23 Wednesday 9 September 1795 24 Thursday 10 September 1795 25 Friday 11 September 1795 26 Saturday 12 September 1795 27 Sunday 13 September 1795 28 Monday 14 September 1795 29 Tuesday 15 September 1795 30 Wednesday 16 September 1795 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 4 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | IV |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Thursday 18 August 1796 2 Friday 19 August 1796 3 Saturday 20 August 1796 4 Sunday 21 August 1796 5 Monday 22 August 1796 6 Tuesday 23 August 1796 7 Wednesday 24 August 1796 8 Thursday 25 August 1796 9 Friday 26 August 1796 10 Saturday 27 August 1796 | décade 35 11 Sunday 28 August 1796 12 Monday 29 August 1796 13 Tuesday 30 August 1796 14 Wednesday 31 August 1796 15 Thursday 1 September 1796 16 Friday 2 September 1796 17 Saturday 3 September 1796 18 Sunday 4 September 1796 19 Monday 5 September 1796 20 Tuesday 6 September 1796 | décade 36 21 Wednesday 7 September 1796 22 Thursday 8 September 1796 23 Friday 9 September 1796 24 Saturday 10 September 1796 25 Sunday 11 September 1796 26 Monday 12 September 1796 27 Tuesday 13 September 1796 28 Wednesday 14 September 1796 29 Thursday 15 September 1796 30 Friday 16 September 1796 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 5 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | V |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Friday 18 August 1797 2 Saturday 19 August 1797 3 Sunday 20 August 1797 4 Monday 21 August 1797 5 Tuesday 22 August 1797 6 Wednesday 23 August 1797 7 Thursday 24 August 1797 8 Friday 25 August 1797 9 Saturday 26 August 1797 10 Sunday 27 August 1797 | décade 35 11 Monday 28 August 1797 12 Tuesday 29 August 1797 13 Wednesday 30 August 1797 14 Thursday 31 August 1797 15 Friday 1 September 1797 16 Saturday 2 September 1797 17 Sunday 3 September 1797 18 Monday 4 September 1797 19 Tuesday 5 September 1797 20 Wednesday 6 September 1797 | décade 36 21 Thursday 7 September 1797 22 Friday 8 September 1797 23 Saturday 9 September 1797 24 Sunday 10 September 1797 25 Monday 11 September 1797 26 Tuesday 12 September 1797 27 Wednesday 13 September 1797 28 Thursday 14 September 1797 29 Friday 15 September 1797 30 Saturday 16 September 1797 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 6 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | VI |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Saturday 18 August 1798 2 Sunday 19 August 1798 3 Monday 20 August 1798 4 Tuesday 21 August 1798 5 Wednesday 22 August 1798 6 Thursday 23 August 1798 7 Friday 24 August 1798 8 Saturday 25 August 1798 9 Sunday 26 August 1798 10 Monday 27 August 1798 | décade 35 11 Tuesday 28 August 1798 12 Wednesday 29 August 1798 13 Thursday 30 August 1798 14 Friday 31 August 1798 15 Saturday 1 September 1798 16 Sunday 2 September 1798 17 Monday 3 September 1798 18 Tuesday 4 September 1798 19 Wednesday 5 September 1798 20 Thursday 6 September 1798 | décade 36 21 Friday 7 September 1798 22 Saturday 8 September 1798 23 Sunday 9 September 1798 24 Monday 10 September 1798 25 Tuesday 11 September 1798 26 Wednesday 12 September 1798 27 Thursday 13 September 1798 28 Friday 14 September 1798 29 Saturday 15 September 1798 30 Sunday 16 September 1798 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 7 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | VII |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Sunday 18 August 1799 2 Monday 19 August 1799 3 Tuesday 20 August 1799 4 Wednesday 21 August 1799 5 Thursday 22 August 1799 6 Friday 23 August 1799 7 Saturday 24 August 1799 8 Sunday 25 August 1799 9 Monday 26 August 1799 10 Tuesday 27 August 1799 | décade 35 11 Wednesday 28 August 1799 12 Thursday 29 August 1799 13 Friday 30 August 1799 14 Saturday 31 August 1799 15 Sunday 1 September 1799 16 Monday 2 September 1799 17 Tuesday 3 September 1799 18 Wednesday 4 September 1799 19 Thursday 5 September 1799 20 Friday 6 September 1799 | décade 36 21 Saturday 7 September 1799 22 Sunday 8 September 1799 23 Monday 9 September 1799 24 Tuesday 10 September 1799 25 Wednesday 11 September 1799 26 Thursday 12 September 1799 27 Friday 13 September 1799 28 Saturday 14 September 1799 29 Sunday 15 September 1799 30 Monday 16 September 1799 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 8 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | VIII |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Tuesday 19 August 1800 2 Wednesday 20 August 1800 3 Thursday 21 August 1800 4 Friday 22 August 1800 5 Saturday 23 August 1800 6 Sunday 24 August 1800 7 Monday 25 August 1800 8 Tuesday 26 August 1800 9 Wednesday 27 August 1800 10 Thursday 28 August 1800 | décade 35 11 Friday 29 August 1800 12 Saturday 30 August 1800 13 Sunday 31 August 1800 14 Monday 1 September 1800 15 Tuesday 2 September 1800 16 Wednesday 3 September 1800 17 Thursday 4 September 1800 18 Friday 5 September 1800 19 Saturday 6 September 1800 20 Sunday 7 September 1800 | décade 36 21 Monday 8 September 1800 22 Tuesday 9 September 1800 23 Wednesday 10 September 1800 24 Thursday 11 September 1800 25 Friday 12 September 1800 26 Saturday 13 September 1800 27 Sunday 14 September 1800 28 Monday 15 September 1800 29 Tuesday 16 September 1800 30 Wednesday 17 September 1800 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 9 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | IX |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Wednesday 19 August 1801 2 Thursday 20 August 1801 3 Friday 21 August 1801 4 Saturday 22 August 1801 5 Sunday 23 August 1801 6 Monday 24 August 1801 7 Tuesday 25 August 1801 8 Wednesday 26 August 1801 9 Thursday 27 August 1801 10 Friday 28 August 1801 | décade 35 11 Saturday 29 August 1801 12 Sunday 30 August 1801 13 Monday 31 August 1801 14 Tuesday 1 September 1801 15 Wednesday 2 September 1801 16 Thursday 3 September 1801 17 Friday 4 September 1801 18 Saturday 5 September 1801 19 Sunday 6 September 1801 20 Monday 7 September 1801 | décade 36 21 Tuesday 8 September 1801 22 Wednesday 9 September 1801 23 Thursday 10 September 1801 24 Friday 11 September 1801 25 Saturday 12 September 1801 26 Sunday 13 September 1801 27 Monday 14 September 1801 28 Tuesday 15 September 1801 29 Wednesday 16 September 1801 30 Thursday 17 September 1801 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 10 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | X |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Thursday 19 August 1802 2 Friday 20 August 1802 3 Saturday 21 August 1802 4 Sunday 22 August 1802 5 Monday 23 August 1802 6 Tuesday 24 August 1802 7 Wednesday 25 August 1802 8 Thursday 26 August 1802 9 Friday 27 August 1802 10 Saturday 28 August 1802 | décade 35 11 Sunday 29 August 1802 12 Monday 30 August 1802 13 Tuesday 31 August 1802 14 Wednesday 1 September 1802 15 Thursday 2 September 1802 16 Friday 3 September 1802 17 Saturday 4 September 1802 18 Sunday 5 September 1802 19 Monday 6 September 1802 20 Tuesday 7 September 1802 | décade 36 21 Wednesday 8 September 1802 22 Thursday 9 September 1802 23 Friday 10 September 1802 24 Saturday 11 September 1802 25 Sunday 12 September 1802 26 Monday 13 September 1802 27 Tuesday 14 September 1802 28 Wednesday 15 September 1802 29 Thursday 16 September 1802 30 Friday 17 September 1802 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 11 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | XI |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Friday 19 August 1803 2 Saturday 20 August 1803 3 Sunday 21 August 1803 4 Monday 22 August 1803 5 Tuesday 23 August 1803 6 Wednesday 24 August 1803 7 Thursday 25 August 1803 8 Friday 26 August 1803 9 Saturday 27 August 1803 10 Sunday 28 August 1803 | décade 35 11 Monday 29 August 1803 12 Tuesday 30 August 1803 13 Wednesday 31 August 1803 14 Thursday 1 September 1803 15 Friday 2 September 1803 16 Saturday 3 September 1803 17 Sunday 4 September 1803 18 Monday 5 September 1803 19 Tuesday 6 September 1803 20 Wednesday 7 September 1803 | décade 36 21 Thursday 8 September 1803 22 Friday 9 September 1803 23 Saturday 10 September 1803 24 Sunday 11 September 1803 25 Monday 12 September 1803 26 Tuesday 13 September 1803 27 Wednesday 14 September 1803 28 Thursday 15 September 1803 29 Friday 16 September 1803 30 Saturday 17 September 1803 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 12 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | XII |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Sunday 19 August 1804 2 Monday 20 August 1804 3 Tuesday 21 August 1804 4 Wednesday 22 August 1804 5 Thursday 23 August 1804 6 Friday 24 August 1804 7 Saturday 25 August 1804 8 Sunday 26 August 1804 9 Monday 27 August 1804 10 Tuesday 28 August 1804 | décade 35 11 Wednesday 29 August 1804 12 Thursday 30 August 1804 13 Friday 31 August 1804 14 Saturday 1 September 1804 15 Sunday 2 September 1804 16 Monday 3 September 1804 17 Tuesday 4 September 1804 18 Wednesday 5 September 1804 19 Thursday 6 September 1804 20 Friday 7 September 1804 | décade 36 21 Saturday 8 September 1804 22 Sunday 9 September 1804 23 Monday 10 September 1804 24 Tuesday 11 September 1804 25 Wednesday 12 September 1804 26 Thursday 13 September 1804 27 Friday 14 September 1804 28 Saturday 15 September 1804 29 Sunday 16 September 1804 30 Monday 17 September 1804 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 13 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | XIII |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Monday 19 August 1805 2 Tuesday 20 August 1805 3 Wednesday 21 August 1805 4 Thursday 22 August 1805 5 Friday 23 August 1805 6 Saturday 24 August 1805 7 Sunday 25 August 1805 8 Monday 26 August 1805 9 Tuesday 27 August 1805 10 Wednesday 28 August 1805 | décade 35 11 Thursday 29 August 1805 12 Friday 30 August 1805 13 Saturday 31 August 1805 14 Sunday 1 September 1805 15 Monday 2 September 1805 16 Tuesday 3 September 1805 17 Wednesday 4 September 1805 18 Thursday 5 September 1805 19 Friday 6 September 1805 20 Saturday 7 September 1805 | décade 36 21 Sunday 8 September 1805 22 Monday 9 September 1805 23 Tuesday 10 September 1805 24 Wednesday 11 September 1805 25 Thursday 12 September 1805 26 Friday 13 September 1805 27 Saturday 14 September 1805 28 Sunday 15 September 1805 29 Monday 16 September 1805 30 Tuesday 17 September 1805 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  | 14 | Fructidor | Fructidor | Fructidor | XIV |
  | Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi | décade 34 1 Tuesday 19 August 1806 2 Wednesday 20 August 1806 3 Thursday 21 August 1806 4 Friday 22 August 1806 5 Saturday 23 August 1806 6 Sunday 24 August 1806 7 Monday 25 August 1806 8 Tuesday 26 August 1806 9 Wednesday 27 August 1806 10 Thursday 28 August 1806 | décade 35 11 Friday 29 August 1806 12 Saturday 30 August 1806 13 Sunday 31 August 1806 14 Monday 1 September 1806 15 Tuesday 2 September 1806 16 Wednesday 3 September 1806 17 Thursday 4 September 1806 18 Friday 5 September 1806 19 Saturday 6 September 1806 20 Sunday 7 September 1806 | décade 36 21 Monday 8 September 1806 22 Tuesday 9 September 1806 23 Wednesday 10 September 1806 24 Thursday 11 September 1806 25 Friday 12 September 1806 26 Saturday 13 September 1806 27 Sunday 14 September 1806 28 Monday 15 September 1806 29 Tuesday 16 September 1806 30 Wednesday 17 September 1806 | 10 h Paris 2:82:59 Fructidor 06:46:56 24 h Greenwich |
  
  ## Day name table
  
  Like all French Republican months, Fructidor lasted thirty days and was divided into three weeks called decades (décades) which each lasted ten days. Within every decade, each day had the name of an agricultural plant, except the fifth - the Quintidi - which had the name of an animal, and the tenth - the Decadi - which had the name of an agricultural tool.
  
  | | $1^{re}$ Décade | $1^{re}$ Décade | $2^e$ Décade | $2^e$ Décade | $3^e$ Décade | $3^e$ Décade |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Primidi | 1. | Prune (Plum) | 11. | Pastèque (Watermelon) | 21. | Eglantier (Dog Rose) |
  | Duodi | 2. | Millet (Millet) | 12. | Fenouil (Fennel) | 22. | Noisette (Hazelnut) |
  | Tridi | 3. | Licoperde (Puffball) | 13. | Epine vinette (Barberry) | 23. | Houblon (Hops) |
  | Quartidi | 4. | Escourgeon (Barleygrass) | 14. | Noix (Walnut) | 24. | Sorgho (Sorghum) |
  | Quintidi | 5. | Saumon (Salmon) | 15. | Truite (Trout) | 25. | Écrevisse (Crawfish) |
  | Sextidi | 6. | Tubéreuse (Tuberose) | 16. | Citron (Lemon) | 26. | Bigarade (Bitterorange) |
  | Septidi | 7. | Sucrion (Barleygrass) | 17. | Cardière (Teasel) | 27. | Verge d'or (Golden Rod) |
  | Octidi | 8. | Apocyn (Dogbane) | 18. | Nerprun (Buckthorn) | 28. | Maïs (Corn) |
  | Nonidi | 9. | Réglisse (Licorice) | 19. | Tagette (African Marigold) | 29. | Marron (Horse Chestnut) |
  | Decadi | 10. | Échelle (Ladder) | 20. | Hotte (Basket) | 30. | Panier (Basket) |
  
  ## Conversion table
  
  Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar for the month "Fructidor" :
  
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  VI.
  
  VII. :
  
  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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  | August 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 September ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  
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  XIII. :
  
  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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  | August 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 September ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  