Castles open during the French spring holidays 2027
From Saturday, April 3 to Monday, May 3, depending on the zone
90 départements have at least three castles open during the spring holidays 2027. Dates vary from one school zone to another: each département page gives its own.
Dates by zone
- zone A
- from Saturday, April 10 to Monday, April 26Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Poitiers
- zone B
- from Saturday, April 17 to Monday, May 3Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Normandie, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Strasbourg
- zone C
- from Saturday, April 3 to Monday, April 19Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles
- Corsica
- from Saturday, April 10 to Monday, April 26Corse
Open castles, département by département
zone A, from Saturday, April 10 to Monday, April 26
- Gironde 75 castles
- Dordogne 39 castles
- Rhône 28 castles
- Côte-d'Or 27 castles
- Saône-et-Loire 23 castles
- Yonne 17 castles
- Allier 17 castles
- Puy-de-Dôme 16 castles
- Charente 16 castles
- Ain 16 castles
- Isère 15 castles
- Charente-Maritime 13 castles
- Ardèche 13 castles
- Haute-Savoie 12 castles
- Doubs 12 castles
- Cantal 11 castles
- Nièvre 11 castles
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques 10 castles
- Loire 10 castles
- Haute-Vienne 9 castles
- Corrèze 9 castles
- Lot-et-Garonne 7 castles
- Deux-Sèvres 7 castles
- Haute-Loire 7 castles
- Vienne 7 castles
- Drôme 6 castles
- Creuse 6 castles
- Savoie 4 castles
- Jura 4 castles
- Haute-Saône 3 castles
zone B, from Saturday, April 17 to Monday, May 3
- Indre-et-Loire 31 castles
- Maine-et-Loire 28 castles
- Loire-Atlantique 21 castles
- Seine-Maritime 20 castles
- Eure 20 castles
- Bouches-du-Rhône 19 castles
- Cher 19 castles
- Bas-Rhin 19 castles
- Loir-et-Cher 18 castles
- Vaucluse 18 castles
- Ille-et-Vilaine 17 castles
- Calvados 15 castles
- Eure-et-Loir 15 castles
- Moselle 14 castles
- Loiret 14 castles
- Côtes-d'Armor 14 castles
- Vendée 14 castles
- Sarthe 13 castles
- Somme 13 castles
- Morbihan 12 castles
- Var 12 castles
- Aisne 12 castles
- Manche 11 castles
- Indre 11 castles
- Orne 11 castles
- Alpes-Maritimes 10 castles
- Finistère 10 castles
- Oise 10 castles
- Meurthe-et-Moselle 10 castles
- Nord 9 castles
- Mayenne 9 castles
- Marne 8 castles
- Haute-Marne 6 castles
- Aube 6 castles
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 5 castles
- Pas-de-Calais 5 castles
- Meuse 5 castles
- Haut-Rhin 4 castles
- Vosges 3 castles
- Ardennes 3 castles
zone C, from Saturday, April 3 to Monday, April 19
- Yvelines 28 castles
- Hérault 22 castles
- Seine-et-Marne 20 castles
- Gard 16 castles
- Aude 15 castles
- Val-d'Oise 14 castles
- Essonne 14 castles
- Aveyron 14 castles
- Lot 13 castles
- Hauts-de-Seine 13 castles
- Haute-Garonne 12 castles
- Pyrénées-Orientales 11 castles
- Paris 10 castles
- Val-de-Marne 10 castles
- Tarn 9 castles
- Seine-Saint-Denis 6 castles
- Tarn-et-Garonne 6 castles
- Lozère 5 castles
- Gers 5 castles
- Ariège 3 castles
Frequently asked questions
- When are the French spring holidays 2027?
- Zone A: from Saturday, April 10 to Monday, April 26; zone B: from Saturday, April 17 to Monday, May 3; zone C: from Saturday, April 3 to Monday, April 19; Corsica: from Saturday, April 10 to Monday, April 26. Dates from the official 2026-2027 school calendar of the French Ministry of Education; the second date is the day classes resume.
- Where can I find a castle open during the spring holidays 2027?
- 90 départements have at least three, led by Gironde (75), Dordogne (39), Indre-et-Loire (31), Rhône (28) and Maine-et-Loire (28).