The Christmas holidays will not be brought forward a week. The track, which would have been discussed during the health defense council on Monday to slow down the 5th wave of coronavirus, was not retained. Dates and calendar of the holidays therefore remain unchanged …
[Mis à jour le 6 décembre 2021 à 22h59] Prime Minister Jean Castex and Minister of Health Olivier Véran delivered a press conference on Monday, December 6 at the end of the health defense council. And the change of the dates of the Christmas school holidays, a time envisaged, has not been announced. The school is well concerned by the new measures aimed at slowing down the 5th wave of coronavirus in France, with a passage of the health protocol to level 3. But abringing forward the start date of the end-of-year vacation, as decided in Belgium, has been ruled out.
The Christmas holidays will therefore begin on December 18 for students in zone A, B and C. The official school calendar 2021-2022, which contains all the dates of the next holidays for the three zones (A, B and C), is at this stage unchanged.
Download the official school calendar 2021-2022 (PDF)
Download the official school calendar 2021-2022
The Christmas holidays will start on December 18, 2021 and will end on January 3, 2022 for zone A, B and C. Then the February holidays, also called winter holidays, will take place between February 5 and March 7 in depending on your 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 2021-2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The European health certificate entered into force on Thursday July 1 to facilitate travel within the European Union. The European Covid digital certificate “, the official name of this health pass, is free and recognized in the 27 EU countries, plus Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway. It applies to three situations: it certifies that a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19, that she has passed a negative test, or that she is immune after contracting the disease, “said Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
Discover the list of 2021 public holidays below in order to best prepare your future holidays or long weekends:
- Friday January 1, 2021: New Year
- Monday April 5, 2021: Easter Monday
- Saturday May 1, 2021: Labor Day
- Saturday May 8, 2021: Armistice 1945
- Thursday May 13, 2021: Ascension
- Monday May 24, 2021: Whit Monday
- Wednesday July 14, 2021: National day
- Sunday August 15, 2021: Assumption
- Monday, November 1, 2021: All Saints’ Day
- Thursday November 11, 2021: Armistice 1918
- Saturday December 25, 2021: Christmas
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
Do you want to consult the 2021 school holidays calendar in Paris and everywhere in 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |