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Spring break dates 2026

Publié le 09 mars 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Schools, colleges, high schools... Spring school holidays last 2 weeks and are different depending on the areas and academies.

The spring 2026 school holidays take place from:

Saturday 4 April to Sunday 19 April for zone A: Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon and Poitiers;
Saturday 11 April to Sunday 26 April included for zone B: Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen and Strasbourg as well as the Corsican Academy.
Saturday 18 April to Sunday 3 May inclusive for zone C: Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse and Versailles.
Saturday 11 April to Sunday 26 April included for Corsica.

The 3 academic areas are concerned for spring school holidays as well as the Corsican academy:

Zone A comprises the academies of Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon and Poitiers;
Zone B includes the academies of Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Normandy, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Strasbourg;
Zone C includes the Academies of Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles.

FYI

May 14 is Ascension Thursday. Classes will be held on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May.

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