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France’s 2027 winter and spring school holiday dates by zone

Zone C begins the winter break after classes on 6 February 2027, a week before Zone A and two weeks before Zone B. The same order applies in spring, beginning 3 April in Zone C. France’s education ministry publishes a separate Corsican calendar, with the same winter and spring dates as Zone A that year.

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The order of the 2027 zone breaksPublished 2026 to 2027 school calendar milestones for metropolitan France
  1. 6 February 2027
    Zone C begins winter break after classes.

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  2. 13 February 2027
    Zone A and Corsica begin winter break.

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  3. 20 February 2027
    Zone B begins winter break.

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  4. 3 April 2027
    Zone C begins spring break.

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  5. 10 April 2027
    Zone A and Corsica begin spring break.

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  6. 17 April 2027
    Zone B begins spring break.

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Winter and spring each start in Zone C, then Zone A, then Zone B. Corsica follows its separately published calendar.

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Find the school’s academy before using a zone

The ministry publishes three staggered zone calendars for metropolitan France outside Corsica. The school’s academy determines which row to use. The same calendar page provides separate dates for Corsica and for overseas departments and territories. Source 1

The winter and spring breaks follow the same sequence

Zone C starts a week before Zone A in both seasons. Zone B starts a week after Zone A. The spring break ends on 19 April in Zone C, 26 April in Zone A and Corsica, and 3 May in Zone B. Use both dates when comparing school absence or travel windows. Source 1

The listed Saturday is the end of classes

The calendar lists breaks from the end of classes on the displayed day and resumption on the morning of the displayed return date. If the school does not teach on Saturday, a Saturday break begins after Friday classes. The ministry lists Friday 7 May 2027 as a day without classes. Source 1

Common dates and local dates sit side by side

The three metropolitan zones list the same Christmas break from 19 December to the 4 January return and the same start of summer holidays on 3 July. The staggered February and April dates require the zone check. Corsica’s calendar is separate even where its dates agree. Source 1

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