School Holidays in Limousin

The school calendar for Limousin: when schools of central France 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 départements of Limousin. 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)

Note: As of the new school year of September 2008 there are no longer Saturday morning classes for kindergarten and primary age children.

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 B: Limousin

Corrèze (19), Creuse (23) and Haute-Vienne (87)

Zone B: School Year 2012-2013
Back to School	Tuesday 4 September 2012
Half Term (Toussaint)	Saturday 27 October 2012 Monday 12 November 2012
Christmas (Noël)	Saturday 22 December 2012 Monday 7 January 2013
Winter Half Term (Hiver)	Saturday 16 February 2013 Monday 4 March 2013
Easter (Printemps)	Saturday 13 April 2013 Monday 29 April 2013
Summer Holidays Begin	Saturday 6 July 2013
Zone B: School Year 2013-2014
Back to School	Tuesday 3 September 2013
Half Term (Toussaint)	Saturday 19 October 2013 Monday 4 November 2013
Christmas (Noël)	Saturday 21 December 2013 Monday 6 January 2014
Winter Half Term (Hiver)	Saturday 22 February 2014 Monday 10 March 2014
Easter (Printemps)	Saturday 19 April 2014 Monday 5 May 2014
Summer Holidays Begin	Saturday 5 July 2014