For the February holidays, several days of action are planned against the pension reform. A national strike has also been announced for the day of vacation departure from zone B. Here is the winter vacation calendar, zone by zone.
[Mise à jour du 1er février 2023 à 12h05] The families, who plan to leave during the February school holidayswill have to take into account the next strikes planned by the unions against pension reform. The strike that took place on January 31 did not dampen the determination of those opposed to government reform, quite the contrary. Two new days of national mobilization have been announced for Tuesday 7 and Saturday 11 February. Dates that fall right during the school holidays in zone A and B. Several sectors of activity have already revealed the actions they plan in parallel with these two days of national strike, which risks impacting future vacationers. Among them, in the transports, the CGT-Cheminots and SUD-Rail unions are planning actions on February 7 and 8. The movement could also continue “from mid-February”. The customs in France and England have announced that they will also go on strike from February 17 to 20. In the oil sector, another call for a strike has been launched from February 6 for 72 hours, which could disrupt refineries and service stations. In the Ski stationsa mobilization is also organized with two unlimited strike notices.
What are the dates for February 2023 holidays?
The winter vacation or February vacation are the first holidays of the year for little schoolchildren. The dates differ each year according to the zones and the academies. For the winter holidays 2023, it is zone A which is on vacation firstfollowed by zone B and C. The winter holidays start on February 4 for zone A, February 11 for zone B and February 18 for zone C:
Area A | Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers | From Saturday 4 February to Monday 20 February 2023 |
| B-area | Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg | From Saturday 11 February to Monday 27 February 2023 |
| C-zone | Creteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles | From Saturday 18 February to Monday 6 March 2023 |
Dates of the winter holidays for zone A
If you live in Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, or Poitiers, you are therefore part of zone A. Your children will therefore be on vacation from Friday evening February 3, 2023. They will return to school on Monday, February 20, 2023.
Dates of winter holidays for zone B
The dates winter holidays for zone B are common to all students who live in the following cities: Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, or Strasbourg. Those schoolchildren will be released from Friday evening February 10 until Monday February 27, 2023, the day of resumption of classes.
Dates of winter holidays for zone C
Finally, for students in zone C which includes Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse and Versailles, the dates of the February school holidays will take place from Saturday February 18 to Monday March 6, 2023. Their last day of classes before winter break will be Friday, February 17, 2023.