diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/franceinter.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/franceinter.py
index ec57e3e67..fd2f18e25 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/franceinter.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/franceinter.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     unified_timestamp,
-    month_by_french_name,
+    month_by_name,
 )
 
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class FranceInterIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         extractdate = self._search_regex('(\d{2}-([a-zA-Z\s]+)-\d{4}$)', url, 'extractdate', fatal=False)
         extractdate = extractdate.split('-')
-        extractdate = extractdate[2] + "," + str(month_by_french_name(extractdate[1])) + "," + extractdate[0]
+        extractdate = extractdate[2] + "," + str(month_by_name(extractdate[1],'fr')) + "," + extractdate[0]
 
         timestamp = unified_timestamp(extractdate)
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index 847c3bc96..a8f5f1876 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ENGLISH_MONTH_NAMES = [
 
 FRENCH_MONTH_NAMES = [
     'janvier', 'fevrier', 'mars', 'avril', 'mai', 'juin',
-    'juillet', 'août', 'septembre', 'octobre', 'novembre', 'decembre']
+    'juillet', 'aout', 'septembre', 'octobre', 'novembre', 'decembre']
 
 KNOWN_EXTENSIONS = (
     'mp4', 'm4a', 'm4p', 'm4b', 'm4r', 'm4v', 'aac',
@@ -1591,20 +1591,16 @@ def parse_count(s):
     return lookup_unit_table(_UNIT_TABLE, s)
 
 
-def month_by_name(name):
+def month_by_name(name, lang='en'):
     """ Return the number of a month by (locale-independently) English name """
 
-    try:
-        return ENGLISH_MONTH_NAMES.index(name) + 1
-    except ValueError:
-        return None
+    name_list = ENGLISH_MONTH_NAMES
 
-
-def month_by_french_name(name):
-    """ Return the number of a month by French name """
+    if lang == 'fr':
+        name_list = FRENCH_MONTH_NAMES
 
     try:
-        return FRENCH_MONTH_NAMES.index(name) + 1
+        return name_list.index(name) + 1
     except ValueError:
         return None