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Hunting dates for partridge: opening and closing for the 2026-2027 season

Dates differ from one department to the next. Find yours on the map or in the table.

Map of partridge hunting in France: 94 departments covered by our official data. Click a department to see its dates.
Aube (10)Aude (11)Aveyron (12)Bouches-du-Rhône (13)Calvados (14)Cantal (15)Charente (16)Charente-Maritime (17)Cher (18)Corrèze (19)Côte-d'Or (21)Côtes-d’Armor (22)Creuse (23)Dordogne (24)Doubs (25)Drôme (26)Eure (27)Eure-et-Loir (28)Finistère (29)Gard (30)Haute-Garonne (31)Gers (32)Gironde (33)Hérault (34)Ille-et-Vilaine (35)Indre (36)Indre-et-Loire (37)Isère (38)Jura (39)Landes (40)Loir-et-Cher (41)Loire (42)Haute-Loire (43)Loire-Atlantique (44)Loiret (45)Lot (46)Lot-et-Garonne (47)Lozère (48)Maine-et-Loire (49)Manche (50)Marne (51)Haute-Marne (52)Mayenne (53)Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)Meuse (55)Morbihan (56)Moselle (57)Nièvre (58)Nord (59)Oise (60)Orne (61)Pas-de-Calais (62)Puy-de-Dôme (63)Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)Hautes-Pyrénées (65)Pyrénées-Orientales (66)Bas-Rhin (67)Haut-Rhin (68)Rhône (69)Haute-Saône (70)Saône-et-Loire (71)Sarthe (72)Savoie (73)Haute-Savoie (74)Seine-Maritime (76)Seine-et-Marne (77)Yvelines (78)Deux-Sèvres (79)Somme (80)Tarn (81)Tarn-et-Garonne (82)Var (83)Vaucluse (84)Vendée (85)Vienne (86)Haute-Vienne (87)Vosges (88)Yonne (89)Territoire de Belfort (90)Essonne (91)Hauts-de-Seine (92)Seine-Saint-Denis (93)Val-de-Marne (94)Val-d’Oise (95)Ain (01)Aisne (02)Allier (03)Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)Hautes-Alpes (05)Alpes-Maritimes (06)Ardennes (08)Ariège (09)Corse-du-Sud (2A)Haute-Corse (2B)
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For the 2026-2027 season, the opening and closing dates for partridge hunting are set department by department by prefectoral decree. Across the 94 departments documented so far, the earliest opening recorded is 23 August 2026 and the latest closing 28 February 2027. Periods sometimes differ by several weeks from one prefecture to another, so check the table below for your department.

Data updated on 21 September 2026, from the prefectoral decrees.

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Dates by department

DepartmentOpeningClosing
Ain (01)13 September 202610 January 2027
Aisne (02)1 September 20261 December 2026
Allier (03)20 September 20266 December 2026
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)13 September 20266 December 2026
Hautes-Alpes (05)13 September 202611 November 2026
Alpes-Maritimes (06)13 September 202610 January 2027
Ardennes (08)6 September 202630 November 2026
Ariège (09)13 September 202629 November 2026
Aube (10)20 September 202631 January 2027
Aude (11)13 September 202613 December 2026
Aveyron (12)13 September 202631 December 2026
Bouches-du-Rhône (13)13 September 202613 December 2026
Calvados (14)20 September 202629 November 2026
Cantal (15)13 September 202613 December 2026
Charente (16)13 September 202622 November 2026
Charente-Maritime (17)13 September 202629 November 2026
Cher (18)27 September 202629 November 2026
Corrèze (19)13 September 202628 February 2027
Côte-d'Or (21)20 September 202628 February 2027
Côtes-d’Armor (22)20 September 202610 January 2027
Creuse (23)13 September 202628 February 2027
Dordogne (24)13 September 202629 November 2026
Doubs (25)13 September 202631 January 2027
Drôme (26)13 September 202613 December 2026
Eure (27)27 September 202631 January 2027
Eure-et-Loir (28)27 September 202631 January 2027
Finistère (29)20 September 20261 January 2027
Corse-du-Sud (2A)6 September 202615 November 2026
Haute-Corse (2B)20 September 20266 December 2026
Gard (30)13 September 202615 December 2026
Haute-Garonne (31)13 September 202615 November 2026
Gers (32)13 September 202613 December 2026
Gironde (33)13 September 202628 February 2027
Hérault (34)4 October 202622 November 2026
Ille-et-Vilaine (35)20 September 202610 January 2027
Indre (36)27 September 20266 December 2026
Indre-et-Loire (37)20 September 20266 December 2026
Isère (38)13 September 202610 January 2027
Jura (39)13 September 202631 December 2026
Landes (40)13 September 202628 February 2027
Loir-et-Cher (41)27 September 20266 December 2026
Loire (42)13 September 202631 January 2027
Haute-Loire (43)13 September 20266 December 2026
Loire-Atlantique (44)20 September 202617 January 2027
Loiret (45)20 September 202631 January 2027
Lot (46)13 September 202628 February 2027
Lot-et-Garonne (47)13 September 202613 December 2026
Lozère (48)3 October 202625 October 2026
Maine-et-Loire (49)20 September 20266 December 2026
Manche (50)27 September 20263 January 2027
Marne (51)6 September 202622 November 2026
Haute-Marne (52)20 September 202628 February 2027
Mayenne (53)20 September 202627 December 2026
Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)20 September 202631 January 2027
Meuse (55)20 September 202628 February 2027
Morbihan (56)20 September 202610 January 2027
Moselle (57)23 August 202630 November 2026
Nièvre (58)20 September 202620 February 2027
Nord (59)20 September 202628 February 2027
Oise (60)20 September 202628 February 2027
Orne (61)20 September 202629 November 2026
Pas-de-Calais (62)20 September 202628 February 2027
Puy-de-Dôme (63)13 September 20266 December 2026
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)13 September 202625 December 2026
Hautes-Pyrénées (65)13 September 202631 January 2027
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)13 September 202611 November 2026
Bas-Rhin (67)15 September 202615 December 2026
Haut-Rhin (68)15 September 202631 December 2026
Rhône (69)13 September 202611 November 2026
Haute-Saône (70)13 September 202631 January 2027
Saône-et-Loire (71)20 September 202631 January 2027
Sarthe (72)27 September 202628 February 2027
Savoie (73)13 September 202631 January 2027
Haute-Savoie (74)20 September 202611 November 2026
Seine-Maritime (76)4 October 202610 December 2026
Seine-et-Marne (77)20 September 202628 February 2027
Yvelines (78)20 September 202631 January 2027
Deux-Sèvres (79)13 September 202629 November 2026
Somme (80)20 September 202628 February 2027
Tarn (81)13 September 202613 December 2026
Tarn-et-Garonne (82)13 September 202628 February 2027
Var (83)13 September 202611 November 2026
Vaucluse (84)13 September 20266 December 2026
Vendée (85)20 September 20266 December 2026
Vienne (86)13 September 202624 January 2027
Haute-Vienne (87)13 September 202631 January 2027
Vosges (88)20 September 202631 January 2027
Yonne (89)20 September 202631 January 2027
Territoire de Belfort (90)13 September 202631 January 2027
Essonne (91)20 September 202628 February 2027
Hauts-de-Seine (92)20 September 202631 January 2027
Seine-Saint-Denis (93)20 September 202631 January 2027
Val-de-Marne (94)20 September 202631 January 2027
Val-d’Oise (95)20 September 202631 January 2027

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about partridge hunting

The opening date is set by each prefecture, so it varies from one department to another. Across the 94 documented departments for 2026-2027, the earliest opening recorded is 23 August 2026. The table above gives the exact date, department by department.
The closing date depends on the department and on the decree in force. Across the 94 documented departments, it ranges from 25 October 2026 to 28 February 2027; half of the departments close by 1 January 2027 at the latest. It appears in the table above, next to the opening date.
No. Each prefecture sets its own dates by decree, and periods sometimes differ by several weeks from one department to another for the same species. That is why you should always check the decree that applies where you hunt.
Every row of the table links to the page of the department concerned, where we cite the prefectoral decree used as the source. That official document is what counts for the 2026-2027 season. In a few departments whose decree has not been signed yet, the dates come from the draft put out for public consultation and may still change: the department page says so.

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