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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.
You
may also want to consult the
Week-by-week holiday planner for 2023
Week-by-week holiday planner for 2023
2022 - 2023
French school holiday calendar
|
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 | Tuesday 8th July 2022 | ||
| Autumn term starts | Thursday 1st September 2022 | ||
| Toussaint - half term holiday period | From Friday
21st or Saturday 22nd October 2022 to Sunday 6th November 2022 inclusive |
||
| Christmas holidays |
From
Friday 16th or Saturday 17th December after classes to Tuesday 3rd January 2023 inclusive |
||
| Winter holiday | Saturday 4th Feb 2023 to Sunday 19th Feb 2023 | Saturday 11th February 2023 to Sunday 26th Feb 2023 |
Saturday 18th February 2023 to Sunday 5th March 2023 |
| Spring holiday | Saturday 8th April 2023 to Sunday 23rd April 2023 | Saturday 15th April 2023 to Sunday 1st May 2023 | Saturday 22n April 2023 to Sunday 8th May 2023 |
| Ascension weekend | Thursday 18th May to
Sunday 21st
May 2023 inclusive |
||
| Start of the summer holiday | Thursday 6th July 2023 |
||
2023 - 2024
French school holiday calendar
|
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 2023 to Sunday 3rd March 2023 | Saturday 24th February 2023 to Sunday10th Mar 2023 |
Saturday 10th February 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2023 |
| Spring holiday | Saturday 13th April 2023 to Sunday 28th April 2023 | Saturday 20th April 2023 to Sunday 5th May 2023 | Saturday 7th April 2023 to Sunday 21st April 2023 |
| Ascension weekend | Thursday 26th May to
Sunday 29th
May 2023 inclusive |
||
| Start of the summer holiday | Thursday 8th July 2023 |
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