Public and School Holidays
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French Public and National Holidays 2010
1 January - New Year's Day (Jour de l'An).
4 April - Easter (Pâques).
5 April - Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques).
1 May - Labour Day (Fête du Travail)
8 May - VE Day - WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945).
13 May - Ascension Day (Ascension catholique).
23 May - Whit Sunday (Pentecôte).
24 May - Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte).
14 July - Bastille Day (Fête nationale).
15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption).
1 November - All Saints' Day (Toussaint).
11 November - Armistice Day (Armistice 1918).
25 December - Christmas Day (Noël).
French Public and National Holidays 2011
1 January - New Year's Day (Jour de l'An).
24 April - Easter (Pâques).
25 April - Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques).
1 May - Labour Day (Fête du Travail)
8 May - VE Day - WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945).
2 June - Ascension Day (Ascension catholique).
12 June - Whit Sunday (Pentecôte).
13 June - Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte).
14 July - Bastille Day (Fête nationale).
15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption).
1 November - All Saints' Day (Toussaint).
11 November - Armistice Day (Armistice 1918).
25 December - Christmas Day (Noël).
French Public and National Holidays 2012
1 January - New Year's Day (Jour de l'An).
8 April - Easter (Pâques).
9 April - Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques).
1 May - Labour Day (Fête du Travail)
8 May - VE Day - WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945).
17 May - Ascension Day (Ascension catholique).
27 May - Whit Sunday (Pentecôte).
28 May - Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte).
14 July - Bastille Day (Fête nationale).
15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption).
1 November - All Saints' Day (Toussaint).
11 November - Armistice Day (Armistice 1918).
25 December - Christmas Day (Noël).
French School Holidays 2010
Schools in France have five holidays a year - Winter holidays in February, Easter holidays in April, Summer holidays in July & August, All Saints Holiday in November, and Christmas holidays in December.
There are three separate zones in France, each with different holiday dates.
Zone A
Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse
13/02/10 to 01/03/10 - Winter holiday
10/04/10 to 26/04/10 - Spring holiday
from 02/07/10 - Summer holiday
23/10/10 to 03/11/10 - Toussaint holiday (All Saints) - Autumn holiday
18/12/10 to 02/01/11 - Christmas holiday
Zone B
Aix-Marseille , Amiens , Besançon , Dijon , Lille , Limoges , Nice , Orléans-Tours , Poitiers , Reims , Rouen , Strasbourg
06/02/10 to 22/02/10 - Winter holiday
03/04/10 to 19/04/10 - Spring holiday
from 02/07/10 - Summer holiday
23/10/10 to 03/11/10 - Toussaint holiday (All Saints) - Autumn holiday
18/12/10 to 02/01/11 - Christmas holiday
Zone C
Bordeaux , Créteil , Paris , Versailles
20/02/10 to 08/03/10 - Winter holiday
17/04/10 to 03/05/10 - Spring holiday
from 02/07/10 - Summer holiday
23/10/10 to 03/11/10 - Toussaint holiday (All Saints) - Autumn holiday
18/12/10 to 02/01/11 - Christmas holiday
A list of French school holidays can be found here.
UK School Holidays
The following sites list school holidays in different parts of the UK:
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
