In this publication, Fr-Vs.Info has collected useful information on the following topic: school holidays in France 2025-2026. We will provide the exact, officially approved dates of school holidays for All Saints’ Day, Christmas, winter, spring, summer holidays and the bridge to Pentecost. We will also list the public holidays of 2025-2026, on which schools are closed.
School holidays in France 2025-2026
IMPORTANT! The school holidays in France 2025-2026 are listed below. Please note that the dates are presented in the same format as in official documents. By law, the 2025-2026 holidays in French schools begin after the last lesson and end before the first lesson. That is, the last day of school is the first day of school holidays, and the last day of school holidays is the first day of school.
- Summer holidays 2025 – from Saturday, July 5, 2025 to Monday, September 1, 2025.
- All Saints’ Day holiday runs from Saturday, October 18, 2025 to Monday, November 3, 2025.
- Christmas holidays are from Saturday, December 20, 2025 to Monday, January 5, 2026.
- Winter Break (Zone A) – Saturday, February 7, 2026 through Monday, February 23, 2026.
- Winter Break (Zone B) – Saturday, February 14, 2026 through Monday, March 2, 2026.
- Winter Break (Zone C) – Saturday, February 21, 2026 through Monday, March 9, 2026.
- Spring Break (Zone A) – Saturday, April 4, 2026 through Monday, April 20, 2026.
- Spring Break (Zone B) – Saturday, April 11, 2026 through Monday, April 27, 2026.
- Spring Break (Zone C) – Saturday, April 18, 2026 through Monday, May 4, 2026.
- Pentecost Bridge (Pentecost Holiday) – Wednesday, May 13, 2026 through Monday, May 18, 2026.
- Summer holidays 2026 – from Saturday, July 4, 2026.
Public holidays in the 2025-2026 academic year
French schoolchildren don’t just have school holidays. Schools are closed on official public holidays. There are 11 such days a year. Below are all the official public holidays in 2025 and 2026.
Public Holidays in France 2025
- January 1, 2025 (Wednesday) – New Year.
- April 21, 2025 (Monday) – Easter Monday.
- May 1, 2025 (Thursday) – Labor Day.
- May 8, 2025 (Thursday) – Allied victory 1945.
- May 29, 2025 (Thursday) – Ascension of Christ / Ascension Thursday.
- June 9, 2025 (Monday) – Monday of Pentecost.
- July 14, 2025 (Monday) – National Holiday.
- August 15, 2025 (Friday) – Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
- November 1, 2025 (Saturday) – All Saints’ Day.
- November 11, 2025 (Tuesday) – Armistice of 1918.
- December 25, 2025 (Thursday) – Christmas.
Public Holidays in France 2026
- January 1, 2026 (Thursday) – New Year.
- April 6, 2026 (Monday) – Easter Monday.
- May 1, 2026 (Friday) – Labor Day.
- May 8, 2026 (Friday) – Allied victory 1945.
- May 14, 2026 (Thursday) – Ascension of Christ / Ascension Thursday.
- May 25, 2026 (Monday) – Monday of Pentecost.
- July 14, 2026 (Tuesday) – National Holiday.
- August 15, 2026 (Saturday) – Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
- November 1, 2026 (Sunday) – All Saints’ Day.
- November 11, 2026 (Wednesday) – Armistice of 1918.
- December 25, 2026 (Friday) – Christmas.
Academic zones of France
The entire territory of France is divided into educational districts (academic zones). On the mainland, there are three academic districts: zone A, zone B and zone C. Each of them has a slightly different school holiday schedule. In particular, winter and spring school holidays in France 2025-2026 start one week earlier or later. Below is a list of academic districts included in the different zones:
Zone A
- Besancon District.
- Bordeaux District.
- District of Clermont-Ferrand.
- Dijon District.
- Grenoble District.
- Limoges District.
- Lyon District.
- Poitiers District.
Zone B
- Aix-Marseille district.
- Amiens District.
- Lille district.
- Nancy-Metz County.
- District of Nantes.
- Nice district.
- Normandy District.
- Orleans-Tours district.
- District of Reims.
- Rennes District.
- District of Strasbourg.
Zone C
- District of Creteil.
- Montpellier District.
- Paris district.
- Toulouse District.
- Versailles District.
In this publication, we have collected the most useful information on the topic: school holidays in France 2025-2026. As sources, Fr-Vs.Info used the official website of the French administration, the website of the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research and other reliable sources. We hope you received the information you were interested in. Don’t forget to share this publication with your friends!