The official dates for 2009/2010 are listed beneath the map showing the three Zones that each group together a number of regional education authorities (académies).

Yellow = Zone A, Pink = Zone B, Purple = Zone C.

ZONE A

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

Return to School: 02-09-09 All Saints’: 24-10-09 to 05-11-09 Christmas: 19-12-09 to 04-01-10 Winter: 13-02-10 to 01-03-10 Spring: 10-04-10 to 26-04-10 Summer: 02-07-10 to 02-09-10

ZONE B

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

Return to School: 02-09-09 All Saints: 25-10-09 to 05-11-09 Christmas: 19-12-09 to 04-01-10 Winter: 06-02-10 to 22-02-10 Spring: 03-04-10 to 19-04-10 Summer: 02-07-09 to 02-09-10

ZONE C

Bordeaux, Créteil, Paris, Versailles

Return to School: 02-09-09 All Saints: 25-10-09 to 05-11-09 Christmas: 19-12-09 to 04-01-10 Winter: 20-02-10 to 08-03-10 Spring: 17-04-10 to 03-05-10 Summer: 02-07-10 to 02-09-10

NB: Holidays start in each case after the end of classes on the date indicated. When holidays begin on a Saturday, for those pupils who have no class that day, the holiday period begins on the previous Friday, after classes end. Check and with your local Mairie for any local holidays.

NB Exams: Lycée exams can continue AFTER the start of the summer holidays.