The following is a list[1] [2] [3] of presidents of France sorted by length of tenure.
| Rank | President | Length in days | Order | Tenure | Number of terms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | 1 | align=right | align=right | 21 | 21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995 | Two full seven-year terms | |||
| align=right | 2 | align=right | align=right | 22 | 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | One full seven-year term and one full five-year term | |||
| align=right | 3 | align=right | align=right | 18 | 8 January 1959 – 28 April 1969 | One full seven-year term; resigned 3 years, 4 months and 20 days into second term | |||
| align=right | 4 | align=right | align=right | 4 | 30 January 1879 – 2 December 1887 | One full seven-year term; resigned 1 year, 10 months and 2 days into second term | |||
| align=right | 5 | align=right | align=right | 15 | 10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940 | One full seven-year term; replaced by Marshal Philippe Pétain 1 year, 2 months and 1 day into second term | |||
| align=right | 6 | Emmanuel Macron | 25 | 14 May 2017 – Incumbent | One full five-year term; currently serving second five-year term | ||||
| 7(tie) | Armand Fallières | 9 | 18 February 1906 – 18 February 1913 | One full seven-year term | |||||
| Vincent Auriol | 16 | 16 January 1947 – 16 January 1954 | |||||||
| 9(tie) | Émile Loubet | 8 | 18 February 1899 – 18 February 1906 | ||||||
| Raymond Poincaré | 10 | 18 February 1913 – 18 February 1920 | |||||||
| Gaston Doumergue | 13 | 13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931 | |||||||
| align=right | 12 | align=right | align=right | 20 | 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 | ||||
| align=right | 13 | align=right | align=right | 5 | 3 December 1887 – 25 June 1894 | Assassinated 6 years, 6 months and 22 days into seven-year term | |||
| align=right | 14 | Patrice de MacMahon | align=right | 3 | 24 May 1873 – 30 January 1879 | Resigned 5 years, 8 months and 6 days into seven-year term | |||
| 15 | Nicolas Sarkozy | 23 | 16 May 2007 – 15 May 2012 | One full five-year term | |||||
| 16 | François Hollande | 24 | 15 May 2012 – 14 May 2017 | ||||||
| align=right | 17 | align=right | align=right | 17 | 16 January 1954 – 8 January 1959 | Fourth republic ended 4 years, 11 months and 23 days into seven-year term | |||
| align=right | 18 | align=right | align=right | 19 | 20 June 1969 – 2 April 1974 | Died 4 years, 9 months and 13 days into seven-year term | |||
| align=right | 19 | align=right | align=right | 7 | 17 January 1895 – 16 February 1899 | Died 4 years and 30 days into seven-year term | |||
| align=right | 20 | align=right | align=right | 1 | 20 December 1848 – 2 December 1852 | One full four-year term; end of second republic | |||
| align=right | 21 | align=right | align=right | 12 | 23 September 1920 – 11 June 1924 | Resigned 3 years, 8 months and 19 days into seven-year term | |||
| align=right | 22 | align=right | align=right | 2 | 31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873 | Resigned 1 year, 8 months and 24 days into seven-year term | |||
| align=right | 23 | align=right | align=right | 14 | 13 June 1931 – 7 May 1932 | Assassinated 10 months and 24 days into seven-year term | |||
| align=right | 24 | align=right | align=right | 11 | 18 February 1920 – 21 September 1920 | Resigned 7 months and 3 days into seven-year term | |||
| align=right | 25 | align=right | align=right | 6 | 27 June 1894 – 16 January 1895 | Resigned 6 months and 20 days into seven year term |
| Rank | President | Length in days | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | 1 | Jules Grévy | 30 January 1879 – 2 December 1887 | ||
| align=right | 2 | Albert Lebrun | 10 May 1932 – 11 July 1940 | ||
| align=right | 3 | Armand Fallières | 18 February 1906 – 18 February 1913 | ||
| align=right rowspan="3" | 4 | Émile Loubet | 18 February 1899 – 18 February 1906 | ||
| Raymond Poincaré | 18 February 1913 – 18 February 1920 | ||||
| Gaston Doumergue | 13 June 1924 – 13 June 1931 | ||||
| align=right | 7 | Sadi Carnot | 3 December 1887 – 25 June 1894 | ||
| align=right | 8 | Patrice de MacMahon | 24 May 1873 – 30 January 1879 | ||
| align=right | 9 | Félix Faure | 17 January 1895 – 16 February 1899 | ||
| align=right | 10 | Alexandre Millerand | 23 September 1920 – 11 June 1924 | ||
| align=right | 11 | Adolphe Thiers | 31 August 1871 – 24 May 1873 | ||
| align=right | 12 | Paul Doumer | 13 June 1931 – 7 May 1932 | ||
| align=right | 13 | Paul Deschanel | 18 February 1920 – 21 September 1920 | ||
| align=right | 14 | Jean Casimir-Perier | 27 June 1894 – 16 January 1895 |
| Rank | President | Length in days | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=right | 1 | Vincent Auriol | 16 January 1947 – 16 January 1954 | ||
| align=right | 2 | René Coty | 16 January 1954 – 8 January 1959 |
| Rank | President | Length in days | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles de Gaulle | 8 January 1959 – 28 April 1969 | ||
| 2 | Georges Pompidou | 20 June 1969 – 2 April 1974 | ||
| align=right | 3 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 27 May 1974 – 21 May 1981 | |
| align=right | 4 | François Mitterrand | 21 May 1981 – 17 May 1995 | |
| align=right | 5 | Jacques Chirac | 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 | |
| 6 | Nicolas Sarkozy | 16 May 2007 – 15 May 2012 | ||
| 7 | François Hollande | 15 May 2012 – 14 May 2017 | ||
| 8 | Emmanuel Macron | 14 May 2017 – Incumbent |
See also: List of French non-presidential heads of state by tenure.