FranceListe CR, n° 208 · Living in French society

When are the Christmas school holidays?

In the exam (French)

Quand ont lieu les vacances scolaires de Noël ?

  1. aOnly on 25 December and 1 January, which are public holidaysSeulement le 25 décembre et le 1er janvier, jours fériés
  2. bFor two weeks, at the end of December and the beginning of JanuaryPendant deux semaines, fin décembre et début janvierCorrect answer
  3. cFor two weeks in February, depending on the zonePendant deux semaines au mois de février, selon les zones
  4. dFor the whole month of December, from the 1st to the 31stPendant tout le mois de décembre, du 1er au 31

Why?

The Christmas holidays last two weeks, from the end of December to the beginning of January. In mainland France, they take place on the same dates in all zones. The February holidays are the winter holidays.

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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.

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