Volailles de Bretagne

Volailles de Bretagne designates poultry produced in the administrative region of Brittany and adjacent districts, raised in the open air on cereal-based feed using pure or crossbred slow-growing stock. Birds are slaughtered at a minimum age set for each type, close to sexual maturity, and marketed fresh or frozen as whole birds or in sections.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-FR-0155 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012938), Volailles de Bretagne covers poultry produced within the administrative region of Brittany, comprising its four départements, together with districts adjacent to the départements of Ille-et-Vilaine and Morbihan. The specification requires pure or crossbred slow-growing stock, open-air rearing, a cereal-based feed, and a minimum slaughter age defined for each poultry type, set close to sexual maturity; capons are explicitly excepted from that last requirement. Carcases are graded at the abattoir. Products are marketed fresh or frozen in various forms: whole, either oven-ready or with giblets, or in sections. The specification describes the flesh as firm with superior organoleptic characteristics. The geographical link is attributed to the oceanic climate of Brittany, held to be especially suited to open-air rearing, and to a historical reputation for high-quality poultry production that developed from 1950 onwards. All links in the production network — hatcheries, feed producers, breeders, and abattoirs — are listed and subject to documentary traceability for every batch. Labels are numbered. The control body named in the specification is Qualité-Bretagne, Rennes. Products must bear the designation Volailles de Bretagne together with the name of the poultry type and the name and address of the certifying authority. The applicant group at registration was the Syndicat des Fermiers d'Argoat, Saint-Brieuc.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-FR-0155, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012938.
• The geographical area covers the four départements of Brittany and adjacent districts of Ille-et-Vilaine and Morbihan.
• All labels are numbered, and documentary traceability is maintained for every batch from hatchery through abattoir.
• The specification requires open-air rearing of slow-growing stock on cereal-based feed; no other stock type is permitted.

Tasting notes

Breton free-range poultry IGP. Firm flavored flesh, often white-skinned.

HoReCa use

Breton regional preparations, including dishes with Breton butter sauces and far breton stuffings.

Packaging

• whole-bird-fresh-1.5-2.5kg