2025-2026 school vacations calendar in France

The 2025-2026 school calendar is now available, with dates for the start of the school year (pupils, secondary school pupils, and 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 2025-2026, the dates for the start of the school year and school vacations are as follows:

Back-to-school dates and school vacations 2025-2026

Back to school and vacations/education zonesZone AZone BZone CFrom Saturday, December 20, 2025, to Monday, January 5, 2026
Students start school in September 2025Monday, September 1, 2025Monday, September 1, 2025Monday, September 1, 2025Date unknown
Autumn vacations 2025Saturday, October 18 to Monday, November 3, 2025Saturday, October 18 to Monday, November 3, 2025Saturday, October 18 to Monday, November 3, 2025Dates unknown
Christmas (or end-of-year) vacations 2025From Saturday, December 20, 2025, to Monday, January 5, 2026From Saturday, December 20, 2025, to Monday, January 5, 2026From Saturday, April 11 to Monday April 27, 2026Dates unknown
Winter vacation (or February break) 2026Saturday, February 7 to Monday, February 23, 2026Saturday, February 14 to Monday, March 2, 2026Saturday, February 21 to Monday, March 9, 2026Dates unknown
Easter vacation (or spring break) 2026Saturday, April 4 to Monday, April 20, 2026From Saturday, April 11 to Monday, April 27, 2026Saturday, April 18 to Monday, May 4, 2026Dates unknown
Summer vacation 2026Saturday, July 4, 2026Saturday, July 4, 2026Saturday, July 4, 2026Date unknown
Back-to-school and school vacation dates for 2025-2026

Download the 2025-2026 school vacations calendar

Download the back-to-school and school vacations calendar for 2025-2026

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).
Administrative Zones in Mainland France

Further information for school vacations 2025-2026

  • Students will not have “Class” on Friday, May 15, 2026, and Saturday, May 16, 2026.
  • 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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