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.
1st September – Rentrée (return to school after summer hols)
22nd October – 7th November – Toussant. Half term
17th December – 3rd January 2023 – Christmas hols
3rd January 2023 – Rentrée (return to school after Christmas hols)
4th – 20th February 2023– February half term term
8th – 24th April 2023 – Easter holiday
8th July 2023 – Start of summer holiday
ZONE B
Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg
1st September – Rentrée (return to school after summer hols)
22nd October – 7th November – Toussant. Half term
17th December – 3rd January 2023 – Christmas hols
3rd January 2023 – Rentrée (return to school after Christmas hols)
11th – 27th February 2023 – February half term term
15th April – 2nd May 2023 – Easter holiday
8th July 2023 – Start of summer holiday
ZONE C
Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles.
1st September – Rentrée (return to school after summer hols)
22nd October – 7th November – Toussant. Half term
17th December – 3rd January 2023 – Christmas hols
3rd January 2023 – Rentrée (return to school after Christmas hols)
18th February to 6th March 2023 – February half term term
22nd April – 9th May 2023 – Easter holiday
8th July 2023 – Start of summer holiday
