Public Holidays
There are 10 publc holidays in France. These are:
| New Year's Day |
1 January |
| Easter Monday |
5 April 2010 |
| Labour Day |
1 May |
| Victory Day |
8 May |
| Ascension Day |
13 May 2010 |
| National Day / Bastille Day |
14 July |
| Assumption Day |
15 August |
| All Saint's Day |
1 November |
| Armistice Day |
11 November |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
On these days Government Departments, banks, shops … are, in the main, closed. Most stores and businesses close on public holidays, but a majority of museums monuments, and restaurants remain open, or only close on certain holidays. Ask your hotel concierge or local tourist office for information and recommendations.
School Holidays
School Holidays French schoolchildren and teachers have five holidays a year! One week at the end of October, two weeks at Christmas, two more in February, two in spring, and the whole of the summer in July and August.
Please be aware that tourist sites as well as the roads are busier during these periods.
Dates of school holidays 2009-2010
Zone A : Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyons, Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse.
Zone B : Aix-Marseilles, Amiens, Besançon, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Poitiers, Reims, Rouen, Strasbourg.
Zone C : Bordeaux, Créteil, Paris, Versailles.
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Zone A |
Zone B |
Zone C |
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Term starts for teaching staff |
September 2, 2009 |
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Term starts for students |
September 2, 2009 |
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Autumn break |
October 24, 2009
November 5, 2009 |
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Christmas |
December 19, 2009
Janaruy 4, 2010 |
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Winter |
February 13, 2010
March 1, 2010 |
February 6, 2010
February 22, 2010 |
February 20, 2010
March 8, 2010
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Spring |
April 10, 2010
April 26, 2010
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April 3, 2010
April 19, 2010
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April 17, 2010
May 3, 2010
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Beginning of Summer break(*) |
July 2, 2010 |
(*) The start of the holidays takes place after the final class, and the term starts on the morning, of the dates shown.
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