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This is our overview of public holidays and school vacations in France for 2019 and beyond. We will continiously update our overview when new school vacations are announced. The public holidays don’t change unless we spot errors. The school vacations and public holidays are also incorporated in our daily crowd prediction.
Public holidays in France 2019-2020
| Date | Public holiday | National or local |
| 01/01/2019 | New Year’s Day (Jour de l’an) | National |
| 22/04/2019 | Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) | National |
| 01/05/2019 | Labour Day (Fête de Travail) | National |
| 08/05/2019 | VE Day (Victoire 1945) | National |
| 30/05/2019 | Ascension Day (Ascension) | National |
| 10/06/2019 | Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) | National |
| 14/07/2019 | Bastille Day (Fête nationale) | National |
| 15/08/2019 | Assumption of Mary (Assomption) | National |
| 01/11/2019 | All Saint’s Day (Touissant) | National |
| 11/11/2019 | Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) | National |
| 25/12/2019 | Christmas Day (Noë) | National |
| 01/01/2020 | New Year’s Day (Jour de l’an) | National |
| 13/04/2020 | Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) | National |
| 01/05/2020 | Labour Day (Fête de Travail) | National |
| 08/05/2020 | VE Day (Victoire 1945) | National |
| 21/05/2020 | Ascension Day (Ascension) | National |
| 01/06/2020 | Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) | National |
| 14/07/2020 | Bastille Day (Fête nationale) | National |
| 15/08/2020 | Assumption of Mary (Assomption) | National |
| 01/11/2020 | All Saint’s Day (Touissant) | National |
| 11/11/2020 | Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) | National |
| 25/12/2020 | Christmas Day | National |
| 01/01/2021 | New Year’s Day (Jour de l’an) | National |
| 05/04/2021 | Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques) | National |
| 01/05/2021 | Labour Day (Fête de Travail) | National |
| 08/05/2021 | VE Day (Victoire 1945) | National |
| 13/05/2021 | Ascension Day (Ascension) | National |
| 24/05/2021 | Whit Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte) | National |
| 14/07/2021 | Bastille Day (Fête nationale) | National |
| 15/08/2021 | Assumption of Mary (Assomption) | National |
| 01/11/2021 | All Saint’s Day (Touissant) | National |
| 11/11/2021 | Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) | National |
| 25/12/2021 | Christmas Day | National |
School vacations in France 2019-2020
Country | Vacation | Start Date | End Date | Scope | Regions (if applicable) |
France | Autumn Holidays | 21/10/2019 | 01/11/2019 | National | |
France | All Saints Holidays | 20/10/2019 | 03/11/2019 | National | |
France | Christmas Holidays | 22/12/2019 | 05/01/2020 | National | |
France | Winter Holidays | 09/02/2020 | 23/02/2020 | Limited | Zone C (Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles) |
France | Winter Holidays | 16/02/2020 | 01/03/2020 | Limited | Zone B (Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg) |
France | Winter Holidays | 23/02/2020 | 08/03/2020 | Limited | Zone A (Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers) |
France | Spring Holidays | 05/04/2020 | 19/04/2020 | Limited | Zone C (Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles) |
France | Spring Holidays | 12/04/2020 | 26/04/2020 | Limited | Zone B (Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg) |
France | Spring Holidays | 19/04/2020 | 03/05/2020 | Limited | Zone A (Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers) |
France | Summer Holidays | 05/07/2020 | 30/08/2020 | National | |
France | Autumn Holidays | 18/10/2020 | 01/11/2020 | National | |
France | Christmas Holidays | 20/12/2020 | 03/01/2020 | National |
