What are the dates of the next school holidays? Check out the official schedule for zone A, B and C as well as public holidays to know when to bridge.
[Mis à jour le 3 janvier 2022 à 11h01] ATwhen the Christmas holidays were marked by an explosion of cases of Covid-19 in France, more than 12 million students returned to school on January 3, 2022. Regarding the new health protocol, the Minister of National Education said in an interview with Le Parisien that “if a positive Covid case is detected in a class, all the other students will have to take three tests in four days to stay in school”. It was initially a question of postponing the start of the school year for a week, an option that Jean-Michel Blanquer had quickly ruled out.
Consult without further delay the official school calendar 2022, which contains all the dates of the next holidays for the three zones A, B and C. February holidays, spring and summer holidays … Consult our free official school calendar before prepare your future trip as well as possible.
Download the official school calendar 2021-2022 (PDF)
Download the official school calendar 2021-2022
The February vacation, also known as the winter vacation, will take place between February 5 and March 7, 2022 depending on your area. Then, the spring or Easter holidays will take place between April 9 and May 9 depending on the area.
Would you like to know now the dates of your children’s future school holidays so that you can plan your family trip? Christmas holidays, winter holidays, spring and summer holidays … Good news, the official school calendar 2022 containing all the dates of the holidays for zone A, B and C is available. As a reminder, zone A includes the academies of Besançon, Clermont-Ferrand, Limoges, Lyon, Bordeaux, Dijon, Poitiers and Grenoble. Zone B brings together the academies of Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Orleans-Tours, Reims, Rennes and Strasbourg. Finally, zone C brings together the academies of Créteil, Paris, Versailles, Montpellier and Toulouse.
School holidays 2021-2022 | ZONE A | ZONE B | ZONE C |
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Back to school | Thursday, September 2, 2021 | Thursday, September 2, 2021 | Thursday, September 2, 2021 |
All Saints holidays | End of classes: Saturday 23 October 2021 Resumption of classes: Monday, November 8, 2021 | End of classes: Saturday 23 October 2021 Resumption of classes: Monday, November 8, 2021 | End of classes: Saturday 23 October 2021 Resumption of classes: Monday, November 8, 2021 |
Christmas vacation | End of classes: Saturday, December 18, 2021 Resumption of classes: Monday January 3, 2022 | End of classes: Saturday, December 18, 2021 Resumption of classes: Monday January 3, 2022 | End of classes: Saturday, December 18, 2021 Resumption of classes: Monday January 3, 2022 |
February holidays | End of classes: Saturday February 12, 2022 Resumption of classes: Monday February 28, 2022 | End of classes: Saturday February 5, 2022 Resumption of classes: Monday February 21, 2022 | End of classes: Saturday February 19, 2022 Resumption of classes: Monday March 7, 2022 |
Easter holidays | End of classes: Saturday April 16, 2022 Resumption of classes: Monday, May 2, 2022 | End of classes: Saturday April 9, 2022 Resumption of classes: Monday, April 25, 2022 | End of classes: Saturday April 23, 2022 Resumption of classes: Monday, May 9, 2022 |
Summer holidays | End of classes: Thursday July 7, 2022 | End of classes: Thursday July 7, 2022 | End of classes: Thursday July 7, 2022 |
Discover the list of 2022 public holidays below in order to better prepare your future trips and long weekends:
- Saturday January 1, 2022: New Year
- Monday April 18, 2022: Easter Monday
- Sunday May 1, 2022: Labor Day
- Sunday May 8, 2022: Armistice 1945
- Thursday May 26, 2022: Ascension
- Monday June 6, 2022: Whit Monday
- Thursday July 14, 2022: National day
- Monday August 15, 2022: Assumption
- Tuesday November 1, 2022: All Saints’ Day
- Friday November 11, 2022: Armistice 1918
- Sunday December 25, 2022: Christmas
Would you like to consult the 2022 school vacation calendar in Paris and throughout France? The dates of the school holidays depend on the area where the school is located. Metropolitan France is divided into 3 academic zones to which must be added the Academy of Corsica. Find below a map of zones A, B and C which lists all the academies. As a reminder, the dates of the winter and spring holidays differ depending on the area where the school is located.
You are part of zone A if the establishment where your child is educated is located in the academy of Besançon, Clermont-Ferrand, Limoges, Lyon, Bordeaux, Dijon, Poitiers and Grenoble. Here are the dates of the 2021-2022 school holidays for zone A.
Holiday period | Dates |
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Back to School | – Thursday September 2, 2021 |
All Saints holidays | – End of lessons: Saturday 23 October 2021 – Resumption of classes: Monday, November 8, 2021 |
Christmas vacation | – End of lessons: Saturday December 18, 2021 – Resumption of lessons: Monday January 3, 2022 |
February holidays | – End of lessons: Saturday February 12, 2022 – Resumption of classes: Monday February 28, 2022 |
Easter holidays | – End of classes: Saturday April 16, 2022 – Resumption of lessons: Monday, May 2, 2022 |
Summer holidays | – End of classes: Wednesday July 6, 2022 |
Your child is educated in an establishment in Lille ? In this case, you are part of zone B. The academies ofAix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Orleans-Tours, Reims, Rennes and Strasbourg. Here are all the dates of the 2021-2022 school holidays in zone B:
Holiday period | Dates |
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Back to School | – Thursday September 2, 2021 |
All Saints holidays | – End of lessons: Saturday 23 October 2021 – Resumption of classes: Monday, November 8, 2021 |
Christmas vacation | – End of lessons: Saturday December 18, 2021 – Resumption of lessons: Monday January 3, 2022 |
February holidays | – End of classes: Saturday February 5, 2022 – Resumption of lessons: Monday February 21, 2022 |
Easter holidays | – End of classes: Saturday April 9, 2022 – Resumption of classes: Monday April 25, 2022 |
Summer holidays | – End of classes: Wednesday July 6, 2022 |
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The academies of Créteil, Paris, Versailles, Montpellier and Toulouse constitute zone C. Here is the calendar which contains all the dates of the 2021-2022 school holidays for the latter.
Holiday period | Dates |
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Back to School | – Thursday September 2, 2021 |
All Saints holidays | – End of lessons: Saturday 23 October 2021 – Resumption of classes: Monday, November 8, 2021 |
Christmas vacation | – End of lessons: Saturday December 18, 2021 – Resumption of lessons: Monday January 3, 2022 |
February holidays | – End of classes: Saturday February 19, 2022 – Resumption of classes: Monday March 7, 2022 |
Easter holidays | – End of classes: Saturday April 23, 2022 – Resumption of lessons: Monday May 9, 2022 |
Summer holidays | – End of classes: Wednesday July 6, 2022 |