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French leave planner and bridge ideas

School holidays

School holidays and bridges 2027

Periods by zone, the most useful family cases, then the right moment to switch back to the planner.

Find my zone

Do not know your school zone?

A department, an academy or a department code is enough. Once the right zone is found, you can compare the cards below faster.

Local helper based on mainland French academy zones published by the Ministry of Education.

How to use this page

Start with your zone, then decide if you want to align with school breaks or avoid them

This page helps families read the calendar faster. The planner becomes useful once you want to test a real month with your own leave budget and overlap settings.

Selected zone

Fast view for zone A in 2027

Use this strip to spot the periods that matter first. Then open the full cards only if you need the exact dates.

4 periods in 2027
Vacances de NoëlDecember → JanuaryVacances d'HiverFebruaryVacances de PrintempsAprilVacances d'ÉtéJuly → August
Practical rule: if a month already contains school holidays, decide early whether you want to extend them, avoid them, or simply tolerate overlap. That choice changes the value of the same bridge.

School break

Vacances de Noël

Sat 19 Dec 2026 to Sun 3 Jan 2027

Zone : Zone A School year : 2026-2027

School break

Vacances d'Hiver

Sat 13 Feb 2027 to Sun 28 Feb 2027

Zone : Zone A School year : 2026-2027

School break

Vacances de Printemps

Sat 10 Apr 2027 to Sun 25 Apr 2027

Zone : Zone A School year : 2026-2027

School break

Vacances d'Été

Sat 3 Jul 2027 to Tue 31 Aug 2027

Zone : Zone A School year : 2026-2027

Next step

Turn this into a real test