School calendar

Winter holidays 2026: dates zone by zone

Publié le 12 janvier 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Schools, colleges, high schools... Winter school holidays depend on the area where the school is located. View all dates on the Public Service infographic.

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The 2026 winter school holidays take place from:

  • Saturday 7 February to Sunday 22 February inclusive for zone A: Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon and Poitiers;
  • Saturday 14 February to Sunday 1 March inclusive for zone B: Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen and Strasbourg;
  • Saturday 21 February to Sunday 8 March inclusive for zone C: Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse and Versailles;
  • Saturday 14 February to Sunday 1 March included for Corsica.

The holidays start after class and the resumption of classes takes place on Monday morning.

FYI  

Holidays in Corsica are identical to those in zone B, from Saturday 14 February to Sunday 1er March 2024 included.

Find the school holidays calendar 2025-2026 (France, Corsica and overseas) of Public Service.

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