School holidays in France are organised according to three “holiday zones”, A, B and C, in order to manage the flow of French holidaymakers.
Our region comes under zone C (Montpellier)
ZONE A
Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers.
3rd September 2018 – Rentrée (return to school)
20th October – 5th November 2018 – Toussaint (Autumn half term)
22nd December 2018 to 7th January 2019 – Christmas holidays
16th February – 4th March 2019 – February half term term
13th April – 29th April 2019 – Easter holiday
Wednesday 29th May to Monday 3rd June – Pont de l’Ascension – LONG WEEKEND
6th July 2019 – Start of summer holiday
ZONE B
Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg
3rd September 2018 – Rentrée (return to school)
20th October – 5th November 2018 – Toussaint (Autumn half term)
22nd December 2018 to 7th January 2019 – Christmas holidays
9th February to 25th February 2019 – February half term term
6th April to 23rd April 2019 – Easter holiday
Wednesday 29th May to Monday 3rd June – Pont de l’Ascension – LONG WEEKEND
6th July 2019 – Start of summer holiday
ZONE C
Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles.
3rd September 2018– Rentrée (return to school)
20th October – 5th November 2018 – Toussaint (Autumn half term)
22nd December 2018 to 7th January 2019 – Christmas holidays
23rd February to 11th March 2019 – February half term term
20th April to 6th May 2019 – Easter holiday
Wednesday 29th May to Monday 3rd June – Pont de l’Ascension – LONG WEEKEND
6th July 2019 – Start of summer holiday
