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SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES
for 2018 - 2019 - 2020
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You
may also want to consult the
Week-by-week holiday planner for 2018
or see this page for small-screen mobiles
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. Week-by-week holiday planner for 2018
or see this page for small-screen mobiles
One excellent time to visit France is in the late summer and Autumn, between the start of the school year and the Toussaint holiday.
2018 - 2019
French school holiday calendar
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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 |
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| Start of the summer holiday | Friday 6th July 2018 after
classes
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| Autumn term starts | Monday 3rd September 2018 | ||
| Toussaint - half term holiday period | From
Saturday 20th October 2018 after classes to Sunday 4th November 2018 inclusive |
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| Christmas holidays |
From
Friday 21st or Saturday 22nd December after classes to Sunday 6th January 2019 inclusive |
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| Winter holiday | Saturday 16th Feb 2019 to Sunday 3rd March 2019 | Saturday 9th February 2019 to Sunday 24th February 2019 |
Saturday 23rd February 2019 to Sunday 10th March 2017 |
| Spring holiday | Saturday 13th April 2019 to Sunday 28th April 2019 | Saturday 6th April 2019 to Sunday 22nd April 2019 | Saturday 20th April 2019 to Sunday 5th May 2019 |
| French Whitsun weekend | Weekend of
9th June |
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| Start of the summer holiday | Saturday 6th July 2019 |
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And 2019 - 2020
Careful: this is for next school year !|
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 |
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| Start of the summer holiday | Saturday 6th July 2019 after
classes
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| Autumn term starts | Monday 2nd September 2019 | ||
| Toussaint - half term holiday period | From
Saturday 19th October 2019 to Sunday 3rd November 2019 inclusive |
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| Christmas holidays |
From
Friday 20th or Saturday 21st December after classes to Sunday 5th January 2020 inclusive |
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| Winter holiday | Saturday 22nd Feb 2020 to Sunday 8th March 2020 | Saturday 15th February 2020 to Sunday 1st March 2020 |
Saturday 8rd February 2020 to Sunday 23rd February 2020 |
| Spring holiday | Saturday 18th April 2020 to Sunday 3rd May 2020 | Saturday 11th April 2020 to Sunday 26th April 2020 | Saturday 4th April 2020 to Sunday 19th April 2020 |
| Ascension weekend | Thursday 21st May to Sunday 24th
May 2020 inclusive |
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| Start of the summer holiday | Saturday 4th July 2020 |
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