School Holidays in Poitou-Charentes

The school calendar for Western France: when schools of Poitou-Charentes close for vacations and the children are on holiday. The calendar includes the dates of summer holidays, half-term, the spring break and the Christmas break...

These are the dates for Government School Calendar for the four départements of Poitou-Charentes. Private schools may have slightly different dates for the school vacations; you will need to check with the relevant school.

• For information on schools in other zones, refer to the French Government Department of Education website (in French)

• The school week is 24 hours long. Some schools opt for a four day week with six hours of classes per day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; others adopt a five day week (Monday to Friday)
• The school day's hours vary between regions but is generally 08:30-16:30 with two breaks
• Lunch hours vary from school to school and in general last one and a half to two hours

Zone A: Poitou-Charentes

• Charente (16), Charente-Maritime (17), Deux-Sèvres (79) and Vienne (86)

The dates above indicate the first day of the school holidays and the day classes resume for a new term.

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