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SCHOOL & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

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School and public holidays in France can affect your success at finding accommodation...and, for that matter, sometimes your enjoyment. Here is a list of French holidays for your diary, so you can plan your visits to France. I'm not saying the French go crazy, well, no more so than in any other country, but just occasionally there's a feeling of being let out for the weekend about the place. A good example of that is Mother's Day (7 June in 2013), when you'll be lucky to get a lunch table anywhere, if you don't book in advance.

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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

School Districts and zones

The school districts in France are divided into 3 zones, each with their own dates for school holidays. Below you will find the cities within each zone, and the dates for their holidays.

Zone A:

Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse

Christmas

22 December 2012 to 7 January 2013

Winter

23 February 2013 to 11 March 2013

Spring

20 April 2013 to 6 May 2013

Summer

From 6 July 2013

Zone B:

Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Besançon, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Poitiers, Reims, Rouen, Strasbourg

Christmas

22 December 2012 to 7 January 2013

Winter

16 February 2013 to 4 March 2013

Spring

13 April 2013 to 29 April 2013

Summer

From 6 July 2013

Zone C:

Bordeaux, Créteil, Paris, Versailles

Christmas

22 December 2012 to 7 January 2013

Winter

2 March 2013 to 18 March 2013

Spring

27 April 2013 to 13 May 2013

Summer

From 6 July 2013

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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

New Year's Day - 1 January

Easter Monday (Pâques) - Monday 1 April

May Day (Fête du Travail/Labour Day) - Wednesday 1 May

Victory in Europe Day (Fête de la Victoire) - Wednesday 8 May

Ascension - Thursday 9 May

Pentecost (Lundi de Pentecôte) - Monday 20 May

Fête des Mères (Mother's Day) - Friday, 7 June

Bastille Day (Fête nationale) - Sunday 14 July

Assumption (l'Assomption) - Thursday 15 August

All Saints' Day (Toussaint) - Friday 1 November

Armistice Day (Jour de l'Armistice de 1918) - Monday 11 November

Christmas Day (Jour de Noël) - Wednesday 25 December

On these days all governmental, and most administration departments, banks, and shops are closed.

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