Volailles du Béarn

Volailles du Béarn covers five categories of poultry — chicken, capon, poularde, guinea fowl, and turkey — produced in the département of Pyrénées-Atlantique and adjacent districts. The designation requires free-range open-air rearing in small buildings, slow-growing stock, slaughter at an age close to sexual maturity, and a feed ration comprising at least fifty percent maize.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-FR-0160 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012943), Volailles du Béarn designates poultry carcases and cut pieces produced within the département of Pyrénées-Atlantique and adjacent districts. The five protected product types are Poulet du Béarn, Chapon du Béarn, Poularde du Béarn, Pintade du Béarn, and Dinde du Béarn. The specification requires free-range rearing in the open air, housing in small buildings with a maximum area of 150 square metres, the use of slow-growing stock, slaughter at an age close to sexual maturity, and a feed ration in which maize constitutes at least fifty percent. The applicant group was SEBOBEARN, based in Lescar. The certifying authority named in the specification is Labels Agricoles du Sud-Ouest (LASO), headquartered in Mont-de-Marsan. Traceability is maintained through a documented chain covering hatcheries, feed producers, breeders, and abattoirs; records kept for every batch include breeder declarations, delivery slips for day-old chicks, departure declarations for the abattoir, and declarations of labels used after slaughter. All labels are numbered. Products bear the designation Béarn together with the name and address of the certifying authority.

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-0160, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012943.
• The specification covers five distinct product types: Poulet, Chapon, Poularde, Pintade, and Dinde du Béarn.
• Buildings used for rearing may not exceed a maximum area of 150 square metres, and feed must comprise at least 50% maize.
• All labels are numbered, and documentary records are kept for every batch to ensure full traceability from hatchery to abattoir.

Tasting notes

Béarn free-range poultry IGP. Firm flavored flesh from Béarn-Pyrenees farming.

HoReCa use

Béarn poultry features in regional south-western French cuisine and is used alongside local products such as Jambon de Bayonne and Piment d'Espelette.

Packaging

• whole-bird-fresh-1.5-2.5kg