2023-2024 school vacations calendar in France

The 2023-2024 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 2023-2024, the dates for the start of the school year and school vacations are as follows:

Dates for the start of the school year and school vacations 2023-2024

Back to school and vacations/education zonesZone AZone BZone CCorsica
Students start school in September 2023Monday, September 4, 2023Monday, September 4, 2023Monday, September 4, 2023Tuesday, September 5, 2023
All Saints’ vacation (or autumn vacation) 2023Saturday, October 21 to Monday, November 6, 2023Saturday, October 21 to Monday, November 6, 2023Saturday, October 21 to Monday, November 6, 2023From Saturday, October 21, 2023, to Monday, November 6, 2023
Christmas (or end-of-year) vacations 2023From Saturday, December 23, 2023, to Monday, January 8, 2024From Saturday, December 23, 2023, to Monday, January 8, 2024From Saturday, December 23, 2023, to Monday, January 8, 2024From Saturday, December 23, 2023, to Monday, January 8, 2024
Winter vacation (or February break) 2024Saturday, February 17 to Monday, March 4, 2024Saturday, February 24 to Monday, March 11, 2024Saturday, February 10 to Monday, February 26, 2024From Saturday, February 24, 2024, to Monday, March 11, 2024
Easter vacation (or spring break) 2024From Saturday, April 13 to Monday, April 29, 2024Saturday, April 20 to Tuesday, May 6, 2024From Saturday, April 6 to Monday, April 22, 2024From Saturday, April 27, 2024, to Monday, May 13, 2024
Summer vacation 2024Saturday, July 6, 2024Saturday, July 6, 2024Saturday, July 6, 2024Saturday, July 6, 2024
Dates for the start of the school year and school vacations for 2023-2024

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Download the back-to-school and school vacations calendar for 2023-2024

National education zones for school vacations in Mainland France

ZonesZone AZone BZone 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).
National education administrative zones in Mainland France

Further information for school vacations 2023-2024

  • Students will not have “Class” on Friday, May 10, 2024, and Saturday, May 11, 2024.
  • 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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