School holidays
France · 2026
42 school breaks in France during 2026. Longest is 63 days (Summer Holidays).
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2nd period holidays
Jun 5 – 20 · 16 days
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All 2026 school breaks
42 totalNational school breaks
Christmas Break
Dec 20 – Jan 5 · 17 days
No classes day
May 15 – 16 · 2 days
No Classes Day (Solidarity)
May 25 – 25 · 1 day
Summer Break
Jul 4 – Sep 1 · 60 days
All Saints Break
Oct 17 – Nov 2 · 17 days
Christmas Break
Dec 19 – Jan 4 · 17 days
Winter & spring breaks · varies by zone
Find your zone below based on your school’s académie.
Académies
Besançon · Bordeaux · Clermont-Ferrand · Dijon · Grenoble · Limoges · Lyon · Poitiers
Winter Break (Zone A)
Feb 7 – 23 · 17 days · A
Spring Break (Zone A)
Apr 4 – 20 · 17 days · A
Académies
Aix-Marseille · Amiens · Caen · Lille · Nancy-Metz · Nantes · Nice · Orléans-Tours · Reims · Rennes · Rouen · Strasbourg
Winter Break (Zone B)
Feb 14 – Mar 2 · 17 days · B
Spring Break (Zone B)
Apr 11 – 27 · 17 days · B
Académies
Créteil · Montpellier · Paris · Toulouse · Versailles
Winter Break (Zone C)
Feb 21 – Mar 9 · 17 days · C
Spring Break (Zone C)
Apr 18 – May 4 · 17 days · C
Académies
Corse
Winter Break (Corsica)
Feb 14 – Mar 2 · 17 days · CORSE
Spring Break (Corsica)
Apr 11 – 27 · 17 days · CORSE
Académies
Guadeloupe
Christmas Break
Dec 20 – Jan 5 · 17 days
Carnival Break
Feb 7 – 23 · 17 days
Mid-Lent
Mar 12 – 27 · 16 days
Easter Break
Apr 2 – 20 · 19 days
Week in May
May 14 – 16 · 3 days
Abolition of Slavery Day
May 27 – 27 · 1 day
Summer Break
Jul 4 – Sep 1 · 60 days
Académies
Guyane
Christmas Break
Dec 20 – Jan 5 · 17 days
Carnival Break
Feb 7 – 23 · 17 days
Easter Break
Apr 2 – 20 · 19 days
No classes day
May 15 – 16 · 2 days
Summer Break
Jul 4 – Sep 1 · 60 days
Académies
Martinique
Christmas Break
Dec 20 – Jan 5 · 17 days
Carnival Break
Feb 7 – 23 · 17 days
Easter Break
Apr 2 – 20 · 19 days
No classes day
May 15 – 16 · 2 days
Summer Break
Jul 4 – Sep 1 · 60 days
Académies
New Caledonia
Summer Holidays
Dec 20 – Feb 16 · 59 days
1st period holidays
Apr 3 – 18 · 16 days
1st period holidays
Apr 4 – 19 · 16 days
1st period holidays
Apr 8 – 23 · 16 days
2nd period holidays
Jun 5 – 20 · 16 days
2nd period holidays
Jun 6 – 21 · 16 days
2nd period holidays
Jun 10 – 25 · 16 days
3rd period holidays
Aug 7 – 22 · 16 days
3rd period holidays
Aug 8 – 23 · 16 days
3rd period holidays
Aug 12 – 27 · 16 days
4th period holidays
Oct 9 – 25 · 17 days
4th period holidays
Oct 10 – 25 · 16 days
4th period holidays
Oct 14 – 29 · 16 days
Summer Holidays
Dec 16 – Feb 16 · 63 days
Summer Holidays
Dec 18 – Feb 16 · 61 days
Summer Holidays
Dec 19 – Feb 16 · 60 days
Académies
Reunion
Southern Summer Holidays
Dec 19 – Jan 21 · 34 days
3rd period holidays
Feb 28 – Mar 16 · 17 days
4th period holidays
May 2 – 18 · 17 days
Southern Winter Holidays
Jul 4 – Aug 19 · 47 days
Académies
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Christmas Break
Dec 19 – Jan 5 · 18 days
Winter Break
Feb 13 – Mar 2 · 18 days
Spring Break
Apr 10 – 27 · 18 days
Ascension Holiday
May 13 – 18 · 6 days
Summer Break
Jul 2 – Sep 1 · 62 days
Académies
Wallis and Futuna
Summer Holidays
Dec 20 – Feb 16 · 59 days
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Important school holiday information · France
General information
- •Schools are closed on all public holidays in addition to the listed school holiday periods
- •Holidays begin after classes on the start date.
- •Classes resume on the morning of the end date.
- •Winter holidays are staggered across four regional groups.