Volailles des Landes

Volailles des Landes is a PGI covering poultry carcases and cut pieces produced in the département of Landes and adjacent districts. Permitted types include yellow, white, and black chicken, capon, poulard, guinea fowl, turkey, and quail. Rearing requires slow-growing or crossbred stock, small buildings, open-air or free-range conditions, and a cereal-based feed of which at least half is maize.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-FR-0163 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012946), Volailles des Landes covers poultry carcases and cut pieces produced within the département of Landes and adjacent districts of south-west France. The designation encompasses eight named types: Landes yellow chicken, Landes white chicken, Landes black chicken, Landes capon, Landes poulard, Landes guinea fowl, Landes turkey, and Landes quail. The specification requires pure or crossbred slow-growing stock reared in buildings with a maximum floor area of 150 square metres for chickens, with access to open-air or free-range conditions. Feed must be cereal-based, with maize comprising a minimum of 50% of the ration. A minimum slaughter age is set for each type, and carcases are graded at the abattoir. The specification describes the flesh as firm, with superior organoleptic characteristics, and requires slaughter at an age close to sexual maturity. Traceability is maintained through documentary records covering hatcheries, feed producers, breeders, and abattoirs, with numbered labels applied after slaughter. The certifying authority is Labels Agricoles du Sud-Ouest (LASO), based in Mont-de-Marsan. Products must bear the designation Volailles des Landes, the name of the specific poultry type, and the name and address of the certifying authority. The applicant group is the Association pour la Défense et la Promotion des Volailles des Landes.

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-0163, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012946.
• The specification covers eight distinct poultry types, from yellow, white, and black chicken to quail, capon, and turkey.
• Cereal-based feed must comprise at least 50% maize; rearing buildings for chickens may not exceed 150 square metres in floor area.
• All labels are numbered, and documentary records are kept for every batch to ensure full traceability from hatchery to abattoir.

Tasting notes

Landes free-range yellow-skinned poultry IGP from south-west France pine-forest farms. Distinctive yellow corn-fed plumage, firm flavored flesh, characteristic gascon-style poultry.

HoReCa use

South-west cassoulet and Gascon preparations; pairs with Madiran, Tursan, and Béarn wines.

Packaging

• whole-bird-fresh-1.5-2.5kg
• eviscerated-vacuum-1.5-2kg
• magret-canard-300-400g
• foie-gras-cru-500g