Is Les Vacances Feminine Or Masculine?

Is Les Vacances Feminine Or Masculine? Typical Feminine endings -ance, for example la tolérance, les vacances (holidays), la croissance (growth), l’enfance (childhood). Why is vacances plural? In FR, the word for vacation (US)/holiday (UK) is always a plural word: “vacances.” This is the same for another common word taught in the course: “toilettes” (bathroom/restroom in