School holidays in Zone A, France 2026/27
Next school break in Zone A: Autumn break (All Saints), 17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 (2 days away).
✓ Officialservice-public.gouv.fr· checked 14 Oct 2026
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Zone A, September to September
September 2026
October
November
December
January 2027
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September 2027
Every break, with its source
Holiday dates 2026/27
First and last day without school. Each line links to the official calendar it comes from.
Autumn break (All Saints)Vacances de la Toussaint
16 days in all
Christmas breakVacances de Noël
16 days in all
Winter breakVacances d'hiver
16 days in all
Spring breakVacances de printemps
16 days in all
Ascension bridgePont de l'Ascension
1 day in all
Summer holidayVacances d'été
61 days in all
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Also off during Autumn break (All Saints)
Other regions with schools out between 17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026. Weeks when many overlap are busy for family travel.
Corsica· FranceAutumn break (All Saints) · 17 Oct – 1 Nov 202616 of 16 days overlapZone B· FranceAutumn break (All Saints) · 17 Oct – 1 Nov 202616 of 16 days overlapZone C· FranceAutumn break (All Saints) · 17 Oct – 1 Nov 202616 of 16 days overlap
North Rhine-Westphalia· GermanyAutumn break · 17–31 Oct 202615 of 16 days overlap
French Community· BelgiumAutumn break (All Saints) · 19 Oct – 1 Nov 202614 of 16 days overlapBerlin· GermanyAutumn break · 19–31 Oct 202613 of 16 days overlapBrandenburg· GermanyAutumn break · 19–30 Oct 202612 of 16 days overlapHamburg· GermanyAutumn break · 19–30 Oct 202612 of 16 days overlapSaxony-Anhalt· GermanyAutumn break · 19–30 Oct 202612 of 16 days overlap
HungaryAutumn break · 23 Oct – 1 Nov 202610 of 16 days overlap
Post-primary schools· IrelandOctober mid-term break · 24 Oct – 1 Nov 20269 of 16 days overlapPrimary schools· IrelandOctober mid-term break · 24 Oct – 1 Nov 20269 of 16 days overlapPublic holidays
Zone A, 2026/27
- 1 Nov 2026All Saints' DayToussaint
- 11 Nov 2026Armistice DayArmistice
- 25 Dec 2026Christmas DayNoël
- 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayJour de l'an
- 29 Mar 2027Easter MondayLundi de Pâques
- 1 May 2027Labor DayFête du Travail
- 6 May 2027Ascension DayAscension
- 8 May 2027Victory DayFête de la Victoire
- 17 May 2027Pentecost MondayLundi de Pentecôte
- 14 Jul 2027National DayFête nationale
- 15 Aug 2027Assumption DayAssomption
Public holidays from the open python-holidays project, the same data Hourora uses. Regional holidays are included where they apply to all of Zone A.
How dates are set
School calendars in France
France sets its school holidays nationally. Autumn (Toussaint), Christmas and summer are the same everywhere; the winter and spring breaks are staggered across three zones (A, B and C) so that not every family travels at once. Corsica and the overseas académies have their own calendars.
School holidays in France are set by the Ministry of National Education.
Zone A covers: Académies of Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers.
Single schools can add a few days of their own (for example for teacher training or local feasts). Check with your school for those.
Other calendars in France
Each break in France
Questions
Zone A school holidays, answered
Is today a school holiday in Zone A?
No. Today, Thursday, 15 October 2026, is a school day in Zone A. The next break is Autumn break (All Saints), starting on Saturday, 17 October 2026.
When are the autumn holidays in Zone A in 2026?
Autumn break (All Saints) (Vacances de la Toussaint) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 17 October 2026 to Sunday, 1 November 2026: 16 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the Christmas holidays in Zone A in 2026?
Christmas break (Vacances de Noël) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 19 December 2026 to Sunday, 3 January 2027: 16 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the winter holidays in Zone A in 2027?
Winter break (Vacances d'hiver) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 13 February 2027 to Sunday, 28 February 2027: 16 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the Easter or spring holidays in Zone A in 2027?
Spring break (Vacances de printemps) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 10 April 2027 to Sunday, 25 April 2027: 16 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the summer holidays in Zone A in 2027?
Summer holiday (Vacances d'été) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 3 July 2027 to Wednesday, 1 September 2027: 61 days, 43 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
How many school days off does Zone A have in 2026/27?
6 breaks and days off are listed for 2026/27, adding up to 84 weekdays without school. Public holidays that fall during term are extra.