French word of the day: Aoûtiens

Def: the Frenchies who take their vacation in August (août)

This word comes grace à the Americans in France newsletter. I’d never heard it before and quite like it.

This is the time of year that France gets divided into two groups - Juillettistes or Aoûtiens. Juillettiste are those that go on vacation in juillet - July and Aoûtiens are those that go on vacation in août – August. The French have 5 weeks of paid vacation a year, many have more. Most people don’t take their 5 weeks all at once. Many take three to four weeks in the summer and it seems, all in one month - July or August.