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CultureFrench School Holidays
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 2003/2004 school year:
| Holiday | Zone A | Zone B | Zone C |
| Toussaint (All Saints Day) | September 22nd to November 3rd | September 22nd to November 3rd | September 22nd to November 3rd |
| Noël (Christmas) | December 20th to January 5th | December 20th to January 5th | December 20th to January 5th |
| Hiver (Winter) | February 7th to February 23rd | February 21st to March 8th | February 14th to March 1st |
| Printemps (Easter) | April 3rd to April 19th | April 17th to May 3rd | April 10th to April 26th |
| Été (Summer) | June 30th to September 2nd | June 30th to September 2nd | June 30th to September 2nd |
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