FRENCH SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ZONES
Here’s a breakdown of the French School Holidays dates for Metropolitan France (Corsica and overseas departments and territories have separate schedules) to help plan your plans in France.
France is segmented into zones – Zones A, B, C – each with distinct school holiday dates, except for Autumn, Winter and Spring breaks.
Zone A
Besancon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers
Zone B
Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg
Zone C
Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles
FRENCH SCHOOL HOLIDAYS DATES FOR 2026
Winter Holidays
Zone A: Sat 7 Feb – Mon 23 Feb
Zone B: Sat 14 Feb – Mon 2 Mar
Zone C: Sat 21 Feb – Mon 9 Mar
Spring Holidays
Zone A: Sat 4 Apr – Mon 20 Apr
Zone B: Sat 11 Apr – Mon 27 Apr
Zone C: Sat 18 Apr – Mon 4 May
FRENCH SCHOOL HOLIDAYS – DATES for 2026/2027
DATES COMMON TO 3 ZONES IN 2026
Summer Holidays: Sat 4 July – Tues 1 Sept
Autumn Halt Term (Toussaint): Sat 17 Oct – Mon 2 Nov
Christmas Holidays: Sat 19 Dec 2026 – Mon 4 Jan 2027
Winter Holidays 2027
Zone A: Sat 13 Feb – Mon 1 March
Zone B: Sat 20 Feb – Mon 8 March
Zone C: Sat 6 Feb – Mon 22 Feb
Spring Holidays 2027
Zone A: Sat 10 Apr – Mon 26 Apr
Zone B: Sat 17 Apr – Mon 3 May
Zone C: Sat 3 Apr – Mon 19 Apr
SUMMER HOLIDAYS DATES COMMON TO 3 ZONES IN 2027: Start on Sat 3 July
Don’t forget to check the French Public Holidays Dates
Credits: Carte des nouvelles zones de vacances scolaires(doc. GDD / Education Nationale)
