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Info: French school holiday dates |
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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 2012 week planner. |
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES
for 2011-2012
and 2012-2013
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2010-2011 school holiday calendar for France
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.
2011 - 2012 French school holiday calendar
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ZONE A (Brittany, lower Normandy, Pays de la Loire, Lorraine, Rhône Alpes, Auvergne, Languedoc, Midi-Pyrenees) |
ZONE B All other regions not in Zones A or C (*see below) |
ZONE C Greater Paris, Aquitaine |
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Autumn term starts |
Monday 5th September 2011 |
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| Toussaint - half term holiday period | From
midday Saturday 22nd October 2011 to Wednesday 2nd November 2011 inclusive |
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| Christmas holidays |
From midday Saturday 17th December 2011 |
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| Winter holiday | Saturday
11th February 2012
to Sunday 26th February 2012 |
Saturday
25th February 2012 to Sunday 11th March 2012 |
Saturday
18th February 2012 to Sunday 4th March 2012 |
| Spring holiday |
Saturday 7th April 2012 to Sunday 22nd April 2012 |
Saturday 21st April 2012 to Sunday 5th May 2012 |
Saturday14th April 2012 to Sunday 29th April 2012 |
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Start of the summer holiday |
Thursday 5th July 2012 after classes (until Monday 3rd Sept. inclusive) |
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Zone B: North east France (Picardy, Nord-Pas de Calais, Champagne), Alsace, Franche-Comté and Burgundy, the Centre region, Limousin and Poitou Charentes, Upper Normandy (the Rouen area) and Provence, the southern Alps & the Riviera
2012 - 2013 French school holiday calendar
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ZONE A (Brittany, lower Normandy, Pays de la Loire, Lorraine, Rhône Alpes, Auvergne, Languedoc, Midi-Pyrenees) |
ZONE B All other regions not in Zones A or C (*see below) |
ZONE C Greater Paris, Aquitaine |
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Autumn term starts |
Tuesday 4th September 2012 |
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| Toussaint - half term holiday period | From
midday Saturday 27th October 2012 to Wednesday 7th November 2012 inclusive |
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| Christmas holidays |
From Saturday 22nd December 2012 |
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| Winter holiday | Saturday
23rd February 2013
to Sunday 10th March 2013 |
Saturday
16th February 2013 to Sunday 3rd March 2013 |
Saturday
2nd March 2013 to Sunday 17th March 2013 |
| Spring holiday |
Saturday 20th April 2013 to Sunday 5th May 2013 |
Saturday 13th April 2013 to Sunday 28th April 2013 |
Saturday 27th April 2013 to Sunday 12th May 2013 |
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Start of the summer holiday |
Thursday 4th July 2013 after classes
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BELGIAN SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES
2011-2012
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BELGIUM |
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| Toussaint - half term holiday period | From
midday Saturday 29th October 2011 to Sunday 6th November 2011 inclusive |
| Christmas holidays |
From Saturday 24th December after
school |
| Winter holiday | Saturday 18th Feb 2012
to Sunday 25th Feb 2012 |
| Spring holiday |
Saturday 31 March 2012 to Sunday 15th April 2012 inclusive |
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