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FRENCH
SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES
for 2023 - 2024
For school-holiday purposes, France is divided into three zones: in
recent years and for the coming years, all three zones have the same
school holiday calendar from the start of the school year, in
September, until the end of January. It is only the winter and spring
holidays that differ - mainly in order to spread the season for French
winter sports resorts.
One excellent time to visit France is in the late
summer and
Autumn,
between the start of the school year and the Toussaint holiday.
2023 - 2024
French school holiday calendar
Calendar from the French Education Ministry
|
ZONE A
SW and Central France from the Atlantic coast to the Swiss border
|
ZONE B
Northern France, from the Loire Valley to Alsace, excluding Paris
area,
+ Provence
|
ZONE C
Greater Paris and Central southern France - Occitanie
|
Start of the
summer holiday
|
Thursday 8th July 2023
|
Autumn term
starts
|
Friday 1st September or Monday 4th
September 2023
|
Toussaint
- half term holiday period |
From Friday
20th or Saturday 21st October 2023
to Sunday 5th November 2023 inclusive |
Christmas
holidays |
From
Friday 22nd December after classes
to Sunday 7th January 2023 inclusive
|
Winter
holiday |
Saturday 17th Feb 2024 to Sunday 3rd
March 2024
|
Saturday 24th February 2024
to Sunday10th Mar 2024 |
Saturday 10th February 2024
to Sunday 25th February 2024 |
Spring
holiday |
Saturday 13th April 2024 to Sunday 28th April 2024
|
Saturday 20th April 2024 to Sunday 5th May 2024
|
Saturday 7th April 2023 to Sunday 21st April 2024
|
Ascension
weekend |
Wednesday 8th
May to
Sunday 12th
May 2024 inclusive
|
Start of the
summer holiday
|
Saturday 7th July 2024
|
The
French school holiday calendar.
For school holiday dates, France is divided into three parts.
Knowing
when French schools are out can be useful information when it comes to
choosing when to travel to France.
For French bank holiday dates, visit the
week
planner.
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