Vendémiaire

For the French naval ship, see French ship Vendémiaire.

Vendémiaire (French pronunciation: [vɑ̃demjɛʁ]) was the first month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Occitan word vendemiaire 'grape harvester'.

Vendémiaire was the first month of the autumn quarter (mois d'automne). It started on the day of the autumnal equinox, which fell between 22 September and 24 September, inclusive. It thus ended between 21 October and 23 October, and was the season of the vintage in the wine districts of northern France.^[1] It follows the Sansculottides of the past year and precedes Brumaire.

Year: 3	Month: Vendémiaire			Year: III
Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi	décade 1 1 Monday 22 September 1794 2 Tuesday 23 September 1794 3 Wednesday 24 September 1794 4 Thursday 25 September 1794 5 Friday 26 September 1794 6 Saturday 27 September 1794 7 Sunday 28 September 1794 8 Monday 29 September 1794 9 Tuesday 30 September 1794 10 Wednesday 1 October 1794	décade 2 11 Thursday 2 October 1794 12 Friday 3 October 1794 13 Saturday 4 October 1794 14 Sunday 5 October 1794 15 Monday 6 October 1794 16 Tuesday 7 October 1794 17 Wednesday 8 October 1794 18 Thursday 9 October 1794 19 Friday 10 October 1794 20 Saturday 11 October 1794	décade 3 21 Sunday 12 October 1794 22 Monday 13 October 1794 23 Tuesday 14 October 1794 24 Wednesday 15 October 1794 25 Thursday 16 October 1794 26 Friday 17 October 1794 27 Saturday 18 October 1794 28 Sunday 19 October 1794 29 Monday 20 October 1794 30 Tuesday 21 October 1794	Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1h21m49s Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich

Conversion between Republican and Gregorian calendar for the years I - XIV

Year: 1 Month: Vendémiaire Year: I Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Saturday 22 September 1792 2 Sunday 23 September 1792 3 Monday 24 September 1792 4 Tuesday 25 September 1792 5 Wednesday 26 September 1792 6 Thursday 27 September 1792 7 Friday 28 September 1792 8 Saturday 29 September 1792 9 Sunday 30 September 1792 10 Monday 1 October 1792 décade 2 11 Tuesday 2 October 1792 12 Wednesday 3 October 1792 13 Thursday 4 October 1792 14 Friday 5 October 1792 15 Saturday 6 October 1792 16 Sunday 7 October 1792 17 Monday 8 October 1792 18 Tuesday 9 October 1792 19 Wednesday 10 October 1792 20 Thursday 11 October 1792 décade 3 21 Friday 12 October 1792 22 Saturday 13 October 1792 23 Sunday 14 October 1792 24 Monday 15 October 1792 25 Tuesday 16 October 1792 26 Wednesday 17 October 1792 27 Thursday 18 October 1792 28 Friday 19 October 1792 29 Saturday 20 October 1792 30 Sunday 21 October 1792 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 2 Month: Vendémiaire Year: II Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Sunday 22 September 1793 2 Monday 23 September 1793 3 Tuesday 24 September 1793 4 Wednesday 25 September 1793 5 Thursday 26 September 1793 6 Friday 27 September 1793 7 Saturday 28 September 1793 8 Sunday 29 September 1793 9 Monday 30 September 1793 10 Tuesday 1 October 1793 décade 2 11 Wednesday 2 October 1793 12 Thursday 3 October 1793 13 Friday 4 October 1793 14 Saturday 5 October 1793 15 Sunday 6 October 1793 16 Monday 7 October 1793 17 Tuesday 8 October 1793 18 Wednesday 9 October 1793 19 Thursday 10 October 1793 20 Friday 11 October 1793 décade 3 21 Saturday 12 October 1793 22 Sunday 13 October 1793 23 Monday 14 October 1793 24 Tuesday 15 October 1793 25 Wednesday 16 October 1793 26 Thursday 17 October 1793 27 Friday 18 October 1793 28 Saturday 19 October 1793 29 Sunday 20 October 1793 30 Monday 21 October 1793 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 3 Month: Vendémiaire Year: III Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Monday 22 September 1794 2 Tuesday 23 September 1794 3 Wednesday 24 September 1794 4 Thursday 25 September 1794 5 Friday 26 September 1794 6 Saturday 27 September 1794 7 Sunday 28 September 1794 8 Monday 29 September 1794 9 Tuesday 30 September 1794 10 Wednesday 1 October 1794 décade 2 11 Thursday 2 October 1794 12 Friday 3 October 1794 13 Saturday 4 October 1794 14 Sunday 5 October 1794 15 Monday 6 October 1794 16 Tuesday 7 October 1794 17 Wednesday 8 October 1794 18 Thursday 9 October 1794 19 Friday 10 October 1794 20 Saturday 11 October 1794 décade 3 21 Sunday 12 October 1794 22 Monday 13 October 1794 23 Tuesday 14 October 1794 24 Wednesday 15 October 1794 25 Thursday 16 October 1794 26 Friday 17 October 1794 27 Saturday 18 October 1794 28 Sunday 19 October 1794 29 Monday 20 October 1794 30 Tuesday 21 October 1794 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 4 Month: Vendémiaire Year: IV Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Wednesday 23 September 1795 2 Thursday 24 September 1795 3 Friday 25 September 1795 4 Saturday 26 September 1795 5 Sunday 27 September 1795 6 Monday 28 September 1795 7 Tuesday 29 September 1795 8 Wednesday 30 September 1795 9 Thursday 1 October 1795 10 Friday 2 October 1795 décade 2 11 Saturday 3 October 1795 12 Sunday 4 October 1795 13 Monday 5 October 1795 14 Tuesday 6 October 1795 15 Wednesday 7 October 1795 16 Thursday 8 October 1795 17 Friday 9 October 1795 18 Saturday 10 October 1795 19 Sunday 11 October 1795 20 Monday 12 October 1795 décade 3 21 Tuesday 13 October 1795 22 Wednesday 14 October 1795 23 Thursday 15 October 1795 24 Friday 16 October 1795 25 Saturday 17 October 1795 26 Sunday 18 October 1795 27 Monday 19 October 1795 28 Tuesday 20 October 1795 29 Wednesday 21 October 1795 30 Thursday 22 October 1795 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 5 Month: Vendémiaire Year: V Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Thursday 22 September 1796 2 Friday 23 September 1796 3 Saturday 24 September 1796 4 Sunday 25 September 1796 5 Monday 26 September 1796 6 Tuesday 27 September 1796 7 Wednesday 28 September 1796 8 Thursday 29 September 1796 9 Friday 30 September 1796 10 Saturday 1 October 1796 décade 2 11 Sunday 2 October 1796 12 Monday 3 October 1796 13 Tuesday 4 October 1796 14 Wednesday 5 October 1796 15 Thursday 6 October 1796 16 Friday 7 October 1796 17 Saturday 8 October 1796 18 Sunday 9 October 1796 19 Monday 10 October 1796 20 Tuesday 11 October 1796 décade 3 21 Wednesday 12 October 1796 22 Thursday 13 October 1796 23 Friday 14 October 1796 24 Saturday 15 October 1796 25 Sunday 16 October 1796 26 Monday 17 October 1796 27 Tuesday 18 October 1796 28 Wednesday 19 October 1796 29 Thursday 20 October 1796 30 Friday 21 October 1796 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 6 Month: Vendémiaire Year: VI Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Friday 22 September 1797 2 Saturday 23 September 1797 3 Sunday 24 September 1797 4 Monday 25 September 1797 5 Tuesday 26 September 1797 6 Wednesday 27 September 1797 7 Thursday 28 September 1797 8 Friday 29 September 1797 9 Saturday 30 September 1797 10 Sunday 1 October 1797 décade 2 11 Monday 2 October 1797 12 Tuesday 3 October 1797 13 Wednesday 4 October 1797 14 Thursday 5 October 1797 15 Friday 6 October 1797 16 Saturday 7 October 1797 17 Sunday 8 October 1797 18 Monday 9 October 1797 19 Tuesday 10 October 1797 20 Wednesday 11 October 1797 décade 3 21 Thursday 12 October 1797 22 Friday 13 October 1797 23 Saturday 14 October 1797 24 Sunday 15 October 1797 25 Monday 16 October 1797 26 Tuesday 17 October 1797 27 Wednesday 18 October 1797 28 Thursday 19 October 1797 29 Friday 20 October 1797 30 Saturday 21 October 1797 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 7 Month: Vendémiaire Year: VII Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Saturday 22 September 1798 2 Sunday 23 September 1798 3 Monday 24 September 1798 4 Tuesday 25 September 1798 5 Wednesday 26 September 1798 6 Thursday 27 September 1798 7 Friday 28 September 1798 8 Saturday 29 September 1798 9 Sunday 30 September 1798 10 Monday 1 October 1798 décade 2 11 Tuesday 2 October 1798 12 Wednesday 3 October 1798 13 Thursday 4 October 1798 14 Friday 5 October 1798 15 Saturday 6 October 1798 16 Sunday 7 October 1798 17 Monday 8 October 1798 18 Tuesday 9 October 1798 19 Wednesday 10 October 1798 20 Thursday 11 October 1798 décade 3 21 Friday 12 October 1798 22 Saturday 13 October 1798 23 Sunday 14 October 1798 24 Monday 15 October 1798 25 Tuesday 16 October 1798 26 Wednesday 17 October 1798 27 Thursday 18 October 1798 28 Friday 19 October 1798 29 Saturday 20 October 1798 30 Sunday 21 October 1798 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 8 Month: Vendémiaire Year: VIII Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Monday 23 September 1799 2 Tuesday 24 September 1799 3 Wednesday 25 September 1799 4 Thursday 26 September 1799 5 Friday 27 September 1799 6 Saturday 28 September 1799 7 Sunday 29 September 1799 8 Monday 30 September 1799 9 Tuesday 1 October 1799 10 Wednesday 2 October 1799 décade 2 11 Thursday 3 October 1799 12 Friday 4 October 1799 13 Saturday 5 October 1799 14 Sunday 6 October 1799 15 Monday 7 October 1799 16 Tuesday 8 October 1799 17 Wednesday 9 October 1799 18 Thursday 10 October 1799 19 Friday 11 October 1799 20 Saturday 12 October 1799 décade 3 21 Sunday 13 October 1799 22 Monday 14 October 1799 23 Tuesday 15 October 1799 24 Wednesday 16 October 1799 25 Thursday 17 October 1799 26 Friday 18 October 1799 27 Saturday 19 October 1799 28 Sunday 20 October 1799 29 Monday 21 October 1799 30 Tuesday 22 October 1799 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 9 Month: Vendémiaire Year: IX Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Tuesday 23 September 1800 2 Wednesday 24 September 1800 3 Thursday 25 September 1800 4 Friday 26 September 1800 5 Saturday 27 September 1800 6 Sunday 28 September 1800 7 Monday 29 September 1800 8 Tuesday 30 September 1800 9 Wednesday 1 October 1800 10 Thursday 2 October 1800 décade 2 11 Friday 3 October 1800 12 Saturday 4 October 1800 13 Sunday 5 October 1800 14 Monday 6 October 1800 15 Tuesday 7 October 1800 16 Wednesday 8 October 1800 17 Thursday 9 October 1800 18 Friday 10 October 1800 19 Saturday 11 October 1800 20 Sunday 12 October 1800 décade 3 21 Monday 13 October 1800 22 Tuesday 14 October 1800 23 Wednesday 15 October 1800 24 Thursday 16 October 1800 25 Friday 17 October 1800 26 Saturday 18 October 1800 27 Sunday 19 October 1800 28 Monday 20 October 1800 29 Tuesday 21 October 1800 30 Wednesday 22 October 1800 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 10 Month: Vendémiaire Year: X Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Wednesday 23 September 1801 2 Thursday 24 September 1801 3 Friday 25 September 1801 4 Saturday 26 September 1801 5 Sunday 27 September 1801 6 Monday 28 September 1801 7 Tuesday 29 September 1801 8 Wednesday 30 September 1801 9 Thursday 1 October 1801 10 Friday 2 October 1801 décade 2 11 Saturday 3 October 1801 12 Sunday 4 October 1801 13 Monday 5 October 1801 14 Tuesday 6 October 1801 15 Wednesday 7 October 1801 16 Thursday 8 October 1801 17 Friday 9 October 1801 18 Saturday 10 October 1801 19 Sunday 11 October 1801 20 Monday 12 October 1801 décade 3 21 Tuesday 13 October 1801 22 Wednesday 14 October 1801 23 Thursday 15 October 1801 24 Friday 16 October 1801 25 Saturday 17 October 1801 26 Sunday 18 October 1801 27 Monday 19 October 1801 28 Tuesday 20 October 1801 29 Wednesday 21 October 1801 30 Thursday 22 October 1801 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 11 Month: Vendémiaire Year: XI Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Thursday 23 September 1802 2 Friday 24 September 1802 3 Saturday 25 September 1802 4 Sunday 26 September 1802 5 Monday 27 September 1802 6 Tuesday 28 September 1802 7 Wednesday 29 September 1802 8 Thursday 30 September 1802 9 Friday 1 October 1802 10 Saturday 2 October 1802 décade 2 11 Sunday 3 October 1802 12 Monday 4 October 1802 13 Tuesday 5 October 1802 14 Wednesday 6 October 1802 15 Thursday 7 October 1802 16 Friday 8 October 1802 17 Saturday 9 October 1802 18 Sunday 10 October 1802 19 Monday 11 October 1802 20 Tuesday 12 October 1802 décade 3 21 Wednesday 13 October 1802 22 Thursday 14 October 1802 23 Friday 15 October 1802 24 Saturday 16 October 1802 25 Sunday 17 October 1802 26 Monday 18 October 1802 27 Tuesday 19 October 1802 28 Wednesday 20 October 1802 29 Thursday 21 October 1802 30 Friday 22 October 1802 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 12 Month: Vendémiaire Year: XII Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Saturday 24 September 1803 2 Sunday 25 September 1803 3 Monday 26 September 1803 4 Tuesday 27 September 1803 5 Wednesday 28 September 1803 6 Thursday 29 September 1803 7 Friday 30 September 1803 8 Saturday 1 October 1803 9 Sunday 2 October 1803 10 Monday 3 October 1803 décade 2 11 Tuesday 4 October 1803 12 Wednesday 5 October 1803 13 Thursday 6 October 1803 14 Friday 7 October 1803 15 Saturday 8 October 1803 16 Sunday 9 October 1803 17 Monday 10 October 1803 18 Tuesday 11 October 1803 19 Wednesday 12 October 1803 20 Thursday 13 October 1803 décade 3 21 Friday 14 October 1803 22 Saturday 15 October 1803 23 Sunday 16 October 1803 24 Monday 17 October 1803 25 Tuesday 18 October 1803 26 Wednesday 19 October 1803 27 Thursday 20 October 1803 28 Friday 21 October 1803 29 Saturday 22 October 1803 30 Sunday 23 October 1803 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 13 Month: Vendémiaire Year: XIII Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Sunday 23 September 1804 2 Monday 24 September 1804 3 Tuesday 25 September 1804 4 Wednesday 26 September 1804 5 Thursday 27 September 1804 6 Friday 28 September 1804 7 Saturday 29 September 1804 8 Sunday 30 September 1804 9 Monday 1 October 1804 10 Tuesday 2 October 1804 décade 2 11 Wednesday 3 October 1804 12 Thursday 4 October 1804 13 Friday 5 October 1804 14 Saturday 6 October 1804 15 Sunday 7 October 1804 16 Monday 8 October 1804 17 Tuesday 9 October 1804 18 Wednesday 10 October 1804 19 Thursday 11 October 1804 20 Friday 12 October 1804 décade 3 21 Saturday 13 October 1804 22 Sunday 14 October 1804 23 Monday 15 October 1804 24 Tuesday 16 October 1804 25 Wednesday 17 October 1804 26 Thursday 18 October 1804 27 Friday 19 October 1804 28 Saturday 20 October 1804 29 Sunday 21 October 1804 30 Monday 22 October 1804 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich Year: 14 Month: Vendémiaire Year: XIV Day of the 10-day week (décade) Primidi Duodi Tridi Quartidi Quintidi Sextidi Septidi Octidi Nonidi Décadi décade 1 1 Monday 23 September 1805 2 Tuesday 24 September 1805 3 Wednesday 25 September 1805 4 Thursday 26 September 1805 5 Friday 27 September 1805 6 Saturday 28 September 1805 7 Sunday 29 September 1805 8 Monday 30 September 1805 9 Tuesday 1 October 1805 10 Wednesday 2 October 1805 décade 2 11 Thursday 3 October 1805 12 Friday 4 October 1805 13 Saturday 5 October 1805 14 Sunday 6 October 1805 15 Monday 7 October 1805 16 Tuesday 8 October 1805 17 Wednesday 9 October 1805 18 Thursday 10 October 1805 19 Friday 11 October 1805 20 Saturday 12 October 1805 décade 3 21 Sunday 13 October 1805 22 Monday 14 October 1805 23 Tuesday 15 October 1805 24 Wednesday 16 October 1805 25 Thursday 17 October 1805 26 Friday 18 October 1805 27 Saturday 19 October 1805 28 Sunday 20 October 1805 29 Monday 21 October 1805 30 Tuesday 22 October 1805 Decimal time - 10 h/day Paris 1:14:00 Vendémiaire 02:45:36 Time of day - 24 h/day Greenwich

Day name table

Like all FRC months Vendémiaire lasted 30 days and was divided into three 10-day weeks, called décades (decades). In accordance with the suggestion of Fabre d'Églantine, each of the days of the republican year was consecrated to some useful object.^[1] Thus every day in Vendémiaire had the name of an agricultural or ornamental plant, except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an agricultural tool (Decadi).

	1re Décade		2e Décade		3e Décade
Primidi	1.	Raisin (Grape)	11.	Pomme de terre (Potato)	21.	Chanvre (Hemp)
Duodi	2.	Safferan (Saffron)	12.	Immortelle (Strawflower)	22.	Pênche (Peach)
Tridi	3.	Châtaigne (Chestnut)	13.	Potiron (Winter Squash)	23.	Navet (Turnip)
Quartidi	4.	Colchique (Crocus)	14.	Réseda (Reseda (plant))	24.	Amarills (Amaryllis)
Quintidi	5.	Cheval (horse)	15.	Âne (donkey)	25.	Bœuf (cow)
Sextidi	6.	Balsamine (Impatiens)	16.	Belle de nuite (Marvel of Peru)	26.	Aubergine (Eggplant)
Septidi	7.	Carotte (Carrot)	17.	Citrouille (Summer Squash)	27.	Piment (Chili pepper)
Octidi	8.	Amaranthe (Amaranth)	18.	Sarrasin (Oat)	28.	Tomate (Tomato)
Nonidi	9.	Panais (Parsnip)	19.	Tournesol (Sunflower)	29.	Orge (Barley)
Decadi	10.	Cuve (Vat)	20.	Preseroiyr (Winepress)	30.	Tonneau (Barrel)

Conversion table

Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar for the month "Vendémiaire"
I. II. III. V. 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 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 September 1792 1793 1794 1796 1797 1798 October
IV. VIII. IX. X. XI. XIII. XIV. 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 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 September 1795 1799 1800 1801 1802 1804 1805 October
XII. 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 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 September 1803 October

References

1.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vendémiaire". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 981.

External links

• Autumn Quarter of Year II (facsimile)