Volailles de la Drôme

Volailles de la Drôme designates poultry carcases produced in the département of Drôme and adjacent districts, raised on pure or crossbred slow-growing stock in open-air or free-range conditions on cereal-based feed, and slaughtered at a fixed minimum age for each type. Carcases are graded at the abattoir and marketed fresh or frozen, whole or in sections, except festive poultry.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-FR-0299 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013125), Volailles de la Drôme covers poultry carcases with firm flesh and superior organoleptic qualities, slaughtered at an age close to sexual maturity. The geographical area is the département of Drôme and adjacent districts. The specification requires pure or crossbred slow-growing stock, reared in the open air or free-range, fed on a cereal-based diet, with a fixed minimum slaughter age for each type of poultry. Carcases are graded at the abattoir. Products may be marketed fresh or frozen, whole — either oven-ready or with giblets — or in sections; festive poultry is excluded from the sectioned category. Traceability is maintained through a documented chain covering hatcheries, feed producers, breeders, and abattoirs. For every batch, records include the breeder's declaration of birds added to stock, delivery slips for day-old chicks, departure declarations for the abattoir, carcase collection receipts, and declarations of labels used and downgraded poultry. All labels are numbered. Each product bears the designation Volailles de la Drôme, the name of the poultry type, and the name and address of the certifying authority. The applicant group and control body is SYNDIM (Syndicat Malvoisine — Comité Rhône-Alpes). The historical basis for the designation includes a tradition of poultry breeding, particularly guinea fowl, in the region since the late nineteenth century, and the continued activity of the turkey market in Grane.

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-0299, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013125.
• The specification requires pure or crossbred slow-growing stock reared in open-air or free-range conditions on a cereal-based feed.
• All labels are numbered, and documentary records are kept for every batch to ensure full traceability from hatchery to abattoir.
• Festive poultry is explicitly excluded from the permitted sectioned presentation formats.

Tasting notes

Drôme free-range poultry IGP. Firm flavored flesh from Provençal farming.

HoReCa use

Provençal preparations; with regional herbs (thyme, rosemary, sarriette); pairs with Côtes-du-Rhône.

Packaging

• whole-bird-fresh-1.5-2.5kg