School holidays in Zone A, France 2027/28
Next school break in Zone A: Autumn break (All Saints), 23 Oct – 7 Nov 2027 (373 days away).
✓ Officialservice-public.gouv.fr· checked 14 Oct 2026
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Zone A, September to August
September 2027
October
November
December
January 2028
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Every break, with its source
Holiday dates 2027/28
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
17 days in all
Ascension bridgePont de l'Ascension
2 days in all
Summer holidayVacances d'été
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Also off during Autumn break (All Saints)
Other regions with schools out between 23 Oct – 7 Nov 2027. Weeks when many overlap are busy for family travel.
Zone B· FranceAutumn break (All Saints) · 23 Oct – 7 Nov 202716 of 16 days overlapZone C· FranceAutumn break (All Saints) · 23 Oct – 7 Nov 202716 of 16 days overlap
North Rhine-Westphalia· GermanyAutumn break · 23 Oct – 6 Nov 202715 of 16 days overlap
French Community· BelgiumAutumn break (All Saints) · 25 Oct – 7 Nov 202714 of 16 days overlap
Post-primary schools· IrelandOctober mid-term break · 23–31 Oct 20279 of 16 days overlapPrimary schools· IrelandOctober mid-term break · 23–31 Oct 20279 of 16 days overlap
South Tyrol· ItalyAutumn break · 30 Oct – 7 Nov 20279 of 16 days overlap
LuxembourgAll Saints break · 30 Oct – 7 Nov 20279 of 16 days overlap
South· NetherlandsAutumn break · 23–31 Oct 20279 of 16 days overlapBremen· GermanyAutumn break · 18–30 Oct 20278 of 16 days overlapLower Saxony· GermanyAutumn break · 16–30 Oct 20278 of 16 days overlapGerman-speaking Community· BelgiumAutumn break (All Saints) · 1–7 Nov 20277 of 16 days overlapPublic holidays
Zone A, 2027/28
- 1 Nov 2027All Saints' DayToussaint
- 11 Nov 2027Armistice DayArmistice
- 25 Dec 2027Christmas DayNoël
- 1 Jan 2028New Year's DayJour de l'an
- 17 Apr 2028Easter MondayLundi de Pâques
- 1 May 2028Labor DayFête du Travail
- 8 May 2028Victory DayFête de la Victoire
- 25 May 2028Ascension DayAscension
- 5 Jun 2028Pentecost MondayLundi de Pentecôte
- 14 Jul 2028National DayFête nationale
- 15 Aug 2028Assumption 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
When are the autumn holidays in Zone A in 2027?
Autumn break (All Saints) (Vacances de la Toussaint) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 23 October 2027 to Sunday, 7 November 2027: 16 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the Christmas holidays in Zone A in 2027?
Christmas break (Vacances de Noël) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 18 December 2027 to Sunday, 2 January 2028: 16 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the winter holidays in Zone A in 2028?
Winter break (Vacances d'hiver) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 19 February 2028 to Sunday, 5 March 2028: 16 days, 10 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the Easter or spring holidays in Zone A in 2028?
Spring break (Vacances de printemps) in Zone A, France runs from Saturday, 22 April 2028 to Monday, 8 May 2028: 17 days, 11 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the May or Whitsun holidays in Zone A in 2028?
Ascension bridge (Pont de l'Ascension) in Zone A, France runs from Friday, 26 May 2028 to Saturday, 27 May 2028: 2 days, 1 of them weekdays. Source: service-public.gouv.fr.
When are the summer holidays in Zone A in 2028?
Summer holiday in Zone A, France starts on Wednesday, 5 July 2028. Its last day depends on the start of the next school year, which has not been published yet.
How many school days off does Zone A have in 2027/28?
6 breaks and days off are listed for 2027/28, adding up to 42 weekdays without school, not counting the summer break, whose end is not published yet. Public holidays that fall during term are extra.