The next student holidays fall in February 2023. Zone by zone, here are the official dates of the winter holidays as well as the day of recovery.
After the end-of-year holidays, students resume classes until the next break, that of winter vacation in the month of February. It is during this period that some families take advantage of it to go to the mountains with their children, to ski and take advantage of nature to escape. Depending on the area, some students are on vacation first, while others return to class a little later. Here are also the February holiday dates of 2023.
What are the dates for the 2023 winter holidays?
For the 2023 winter holidays, zone A is on vacation firstfollowed by Zone B and C. Usually the winter holidays are in February and this year is no exception.
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. These 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.