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French School Holidays2004-2005
In France there are five school holiday periods, Toussaint (All Saints Day), Noël (Christmas), Hiver (Winter), Printemps (Easter) and Été (Summer).
Not all schools in France go on vacation at the same time. The country's divided into three educational zones A, B and C. See map below.
Zone A includes - Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy, Metz, Nantes, Rennes and Toulouse.
Zone B includes - Amiens, Aix en Provence, Marseille Besançon, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice, Orléans, Tours, Poitiers, Reims, Rouen and Strasbourg.
Zone C includes - Bordeaux, Créteil, Paris and Versailles.
French school holiday schedule (K - 12) for the 2004/2005 school year:
| Holiday | Zone A | Zone B | Zone C |
| Toussaint (All Saints Day) | September 23rd to November 4th | September 23rd to November 4th | September 23rd to November 4th |
| Noël (Christmas) | December 19th to January 2nd | December 19th to January 2nd | December 19th to January 2nd |
| Hiver (Winter) | February 13th to February 27th | February 6th to February 20th | February 20th to March 6th |
| Printemps (Easter) | April 17th to May 1st | April 10th to April 24th | April 24th to May 8th |
| Été (Summer) | July 3rd to September 1st | July 3rd to September 1st | July 3rd to September 1st |
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