2022-2023 school vacations calendar in France

The 2022-2023 school calendar is now available, with dates for the start of the school year (pupils, secondary school students) and school vacations. Different dates apply depending on the academic zone to which your home is attached. In mainland France, four zones (including Corsica) are grouping together various academies. For the year 2022-2023, the dates for the start of the school year and school vacations are as follows:

Back-to-school dates and school vacations 2022-2023

Back to school and vacations/education zonesZone AZone BZone CCorsica
Students start school in September 2022Thursday, September 1er, 2022Thursday, September 1er, 2022Thursday, September 1er, 2022Friday, September 2, 2022
All Saints’ vacation (or autumn vacation) 2022Saturday, October 22 to Monday, November 7, 2022Saturday, October 22 to Monday, November 7, 2022Saturday, October 22 to Monday, November 7, 2022Saturday, October 22 to Monday, November 7, 2022
Christmas (or end-of-year) vacations 2022From Saturday, December 17, 2022, to Tuesday, January 3, 2023From Saturday, December 17, 2022, to Tuesday, January 3, 2023From Saturday, December 17, 2022, to Tuesday, January 3, 2023From Saturday, December 17, 2022, to Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Winter vacation (or February break) 2023Saturday, February 4 to Monday, February 20, 2023Saturday, February 11 to Monday, February 27, 2023Saturday, February 18 to Monday, March 6, 2023Saturday, February 18 to Monday, March 6, 2023
Easter vacation (or spring break) 2023From Saturday, April 8 to Monday, April 24, 2023Saturday, April 15 to Tuesday, May 2, 2023Saturday, April 22 to Tuesday, May 9, 2023From Saturday, April 8 to Monday, April 24, 2023
Summer vacation 2023Saturday, July 8, 2023Saturday, July 8, 2023Saturday, July 8, 2023Friday, July 7, 2023
Students start school in September 2023Monday, September 4, 2023Monday, September 4, 2023Monday, September 4, 2023Not yet known
All Saints’ Day Vacation 2023Saturday, October 22 to Monday, November 7, 2022Saturday, October 22 to Monday, November 7, 2022Saturday, October 22 to Monday, November 7, 2022Saturday, October 22 to Monday, November 7, 2022
Dates for the start of the school year and school vacations for 2022-2023

Download the 2022-2023 school vacations calendar

Download the back-to-school and school vacations calendar for 2022-2023

National education zones for school vacations in Mainland France

AreasArea AArea BArea CCorsica
National education academies.Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon and Poitiers.Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen and Strasbourg.Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse and Versailles.Departments of Corse-du-Sud (2A) and Haute-Corse (2B).
Administrative areas of mainland France

Further information for school vacations 2022-2023

  • Students will not have “Class” on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, 2023.
  • Vacations start on the days indicated, after school. For students who do not have classes on Saturdays, holidays begin on Fridays after school. Classes resume on the mornings of the days indicated.
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