You can have more, with the "congé parental", which has different conditions though: You need to have been in your current company at least a year The duratio

You can have more, with the "congé parental", which has different conditions though: You need to have been in your current company at least a year The duration changes based on the number of children you have. up to 1 year for 1 children, 2 years for 2, 5 years for 3 or more. It can't be denied by the employer Your contract is suspended, but the employer has to take you back with an equivalent contract once your back The (big) downside is that you are paid a small allocation during this time. When you already have a really low salary it can be quite interesting, but when you have a higher salary it can be a big pay cut.