School holidays in France 2023-2024: (zones A, B, C and DOM-TOM territories)
In this publication, All-Holidays.Info will cover the following topic: school holidays in France 2023-2024. We have compiled a school year schedule for the Mainland and Overseas Territories (DOM-TOM). From the publication you will learn how the territory of the Republic is divided into zones A, B and C and the schedule of school holidays for each of them.
Peculiarities of the structure of the school year in France
The entire territory of the Republic can be divided into two parts – mainland France and overseas possessions (DOM-TOM). The mainland is divided into educational units – “academies”. They are divided into three zones: A, B and C. They have 8, 11 and 5 academies respectively. Here is their division:
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
Besançon
Aix-Marseille
Creteil
Bordeaux
Amiens
Montpellier
Clermont-Ferrand
Lille
Paris
Dijon
Nancy Metz
Toulouse
Grenoble
Nantes
Versailles
Limoges
Normandy (Can – Rouen)
Lyon
Nizza
Poitiers
Orleans-Tours
Reims
Rennes
Strasbourg
There are five types of holidays in the school year:
Summer holidays;
Autumn holidays (holidays on All Saints Day);
Christmas Holidays;
The winter vacation;
Spring break.
With overseas territories, everything is more complicated, depending on the climate and geographical location, the number of vacations can be different. The start and end dates of the academic year are also different. For example, in departments and territories located in the southern hemisphere, it begins and ends in the same calendar year.
IMPORTANT! In this article, we have provided school holidays in France 2023-2024, as well as holiday schedules for overseas territories. At the time of writing, not all academic year schedules have been officially set. As new information becomes available, the article will be updated .
School holidays in France 2023-2024
School holiday dates common to the whole of France:
Summer holidays 2023: from July 8 to September 3;
First day of school: September 4, 2023;
Holidays on All Saints Day (autumn holidays): from October 21 to November 5, 2023;
Christmas holidays: from December 23, 2023 to January 7, 2024.
Dates of winter and spring holidays depending on the zone:
Winter break zone A: February 17 to March 5, 2024;
Winter break zone B: February 24 to March 10, 2024;
Winter break zone C: from 10 to 25 February 2024;
Spring Break Zone A: April 13 to 28, 2024;
Spring Break Zone B: April 20 to May 5, 2024;
Spring Break Zone C: 6 to 21 April 2024.
Summer Break and Ascension Break dates common to all zones:
Bridge to Ascension: from May 8 to May 12, 2024;
Summer holidays 2024: from July 6 to September 1;
The first school day of the 2024-2025 school year: September 2.
School holidays calendar in France in 2023-2024 academic year
School holidays in France 2023-2024. Designations: green – holidays common to all zones; orange – a period in which each zone has its own vacation schedule.
Guyana, school holidays 2023-2024
First day of school: Monday 4 September 2023
Toussaint (All Saints Day holidays): from Saturday 21 October to Monday 6 November 2023;
Christmas holidays: from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Monday, January 8, 2024;
Carnival holidays: from Saturday 10 February to Monday 26 February 2024;
Bridge at Easter: Thursday 28 March to Wednesday 3 April 2024;
Easter holidays: from Saturday 20 April to Thursday 2 May 2024;
Summer holidays 2024: from Saturday 6 July to Sunday 1 September.
New Caledonia school vacations 2023
Summer holidays 2022-2023: from Saturday 17 December 2022 to 13 February 2023;
First day of school: 13 February 2023, Monday;
1 holiday period: from Saturday 1 April to Sunday 16 April 2023;
2nd holiday period: from Saturday 3 June to Sunday 18 June 2023;
3rd holiday period: from Saturday 5 August to Sunday 20 August 2023;
4th holiday period: from Saturday 7 October to Sunday 22 October 2023;
Start of summer holidays 2023-2024: Saturday, December 16, 2023.
Mayotte school holidays in 2023-2024
Feasts of All Saints: Monday 9 to Tuesday 25 October 2023;
Christmas holidays: from Sunday, December 10, 2023 to Tuesday, January 9, 2024;
Carnival holidays: from Sunday, February 18 to Wednesday, March 6, 2024;
Spring Break: Tuesday 23 April to Thursday 9 May 2024;
Summer holidays: from Tuesday, July 9 to Saturday, August 24, 2024.
Reunion Island, school holidays 2023-2024
First day of school: Thursday, August 17, 2023;
Holidays after 1st period: from Saturday 14 October to Monday 30 October 2023;
Summer holidays (after 2nd period): from Tuesday, December 19, 2023 to Monday, January 22, 2024;
Holidays after the 3rd period: from Saturday, March 2 to Monday, March 18, 2024;
Holidays after the 4th period: from Saturday, May 4 to Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Wallis and Futuna school vacation 2023
First day of school: Monday, February 13, 2023;
Vacation period 1: from Saturday 1 April to Monday 17 April 2023;
Vacation period 2: from Saturday, June 3 to Monday, June 19, 2023;
Vacation period 3: from Saturday, August 5 to Monday, August 21, 2023;
Vacation period 4: from Saturday, October 7 to Monday, October 23, 20234
Summer holidays: from Saturday, December 16, 2023.
French Polynesia, school holidays 2023-2024
First day of school: August 16, 2023;
September holidays: from 18 to 22 September 2023;
October holidays: from October 30 to November 10, 2023;
Christmas holidays: from December 18, 2023 to January 12, 2024;
In this publication, All-Holidays.Info has collected as much information as possible about the school holidays in France 2023-2024. We have provided holiday schedules for zones A, B and C. We have also provided schedules for the school year in DOM-TOM territories. We hope the information was useful to you. Don’t forget to share this post with your friends!
