In this publication we have dedicated this topic: school holidays in France 2025-2026. In the article EU-School-Holidays.Info gives the exact dates of summer, autumn, Christmas, winter and spring holidays in French schools. You will also find out what additional days off from classes will be in the 2025-26 academic year.
School holidays in France 2025-2026 – this is IMPORTANT to know!
When writing this article, we use official sources. Therefore, we provide the dates of school holidays 2025-2026 in France in accordance with them. The same applies to the names of public holidays.
Officially, in France, school holidays begin after the last lesson. They also end before the last lesson. Therefore, the last day of school holidays is the first day of school. Accordingly, the last day of school is the first day of school holidays. The official website of the French administration states the following:
- Vacations begin on the specified days after classes.
- For students who do not have classes on Saturdays, vacation begins on Friday after classes.
- Classes resume in the mornings on the specified days.
School holidays in Zone A 2025-2026
Below are the school holidays in French schools 2025-2026 in the academic Zone C. It includes the following academies: Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers.
- Summer holidays 2025: from July 5 (Saturday) to September 1 (Monday) 2025.
- Autumn holidays (All Saints’ Day holidays): from 18 October (Saturday) to 3 November (Monday) 2025.
- Christmas holidays: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 5 (Monday) 2026.
- Winter holidays: from February 7 (Saturday) to February 23 (Monday), 2026.
- Spring Break: April 4 (Saturday) to April 20 (Monday), 2026.
- Summer holidays 2026: from July 4 (Saturday) 2026.
School holidays in Zone B 2025-2026
This section provides the school holidays in France 2025-2026 for Zone B. It includes the following academies: Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orleans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg.
- Summer holidays 2025: from July 5 (Saturday) to September 1 (Monday) 2025.
- Autumn holidays (All Saints’ Day holidays): from 18 October (Saturday) to 3 November (Monday) 2025.
- Christmas holidays: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 5 (Monday) 2026.
- Winter holidays: from February 14 (Saturday) to March 2 (Monday), 2026.
- Spring Break: April 11 (Saturday) to April 27 (Monday), 2026.
- Summer holidays 2026: from July 4 (Saturday) 2026.
School holidays in Zone C 2025-2026
Here we list the dates of school holidays in France 2025-2026 in Zone A. It includes the following academies: Creteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles.
- Summer holidays 2025: from July 5 (Saturday) to September 1 (Monday) 2025.
- Autumn holidays (All Saints’ Day holidays): from 18 October (Saturday) to 3 November (Monday) 2025.
- Christmas holidays: from December 20 (Saturday) 2025 to January 5 (Monday) 2026.
- Winter holidays: from February 21 (Saturday) to March 9 (Monday), 2026.
- Spring Break: April 18 (Saturday) to May 4 (Monday), 2026.
- Summer holidays 2026: from July 4 (Saturday) 2026.
Additional days off from classes
Students in France have school holidays, public holidays and bridge days. We have listed school holidays in France 2025-2026 above. You will find lists of public holidays in 2025 and 2026 further in the article. In addition to them, schoolchildren in France have two additional days off:
- May 15, 2026 is the Friday after Christ’s Ascension. It was officially declared a day off from school so that children would have a long weekend from Thursday to Sunday.
- May 16, 2026 is the Saturday after the Ascension of Christ. It is declared a non-school day so that those who study on Saturday can rest for four days in a row.
Public Holidays in France 2025
Below are all public holidays in France in 2025. On these days, children are exempt from school and teachers are exempt from work.
- January 1, 2025, Wednesday – New Year.
- Friday, April 18, 2025 – Good Friday (only in the Alsace-Moselle region).
- Monday, April 21, 2025 – Easter Monday.
- May 1, 2025, Thursday – Labor Day.
- May 8, 2025, Thursday – Victory 1945
- May 29, 2025, Thursday – Ascension of Christ.
- Monday, June 9, 2025 – Pentecost Monday.
- Monday, July 14, 2025 – National Holiday.
- Friday, August 15, 2025 – Assumption of Mary.
- November 1, 2025, Saturday – All Saints’ Day.
- Tuesday, November 11, 2025 – Armistice of 1918
- December 25, 2025, Thursday – Christmas.
- Friday, December 26, 2025 – Saint-Etienne (Alsace-Moselle region only).
Public Holidays in France 2026
This section contains a list of public holidays in France in 2026. On the dates listed below, schools are closed for both students and teachers.
- January 1, 2026, Thursday – New Year.
- Friday, April 3, 2026 – Good Friday (only in the Alsace-Moselle region).
- Monday, April 6, 2026 – Easter Monday.
- May 1, 2026, Friday – Labor Day.
- Friday, May 8, 2026 – Victory 1945
- May 14, 2026, Thursday – Ascension of Christ.
- Monday, May 25, 2026 – Pentecost Monday.
- Tuesday, July 14, 2026 – National Holiday.
- Saturday, August 15, 2026 – Assumption of Mary.
- November 1, 2026, Sunday – All Saints’ Day.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – Armistice of 1918
- December 25, 2026, Friday – Christmas.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 – Saint-Etienne (Alsace-Moselle region only).