Volailles du Forez

Volailles du Forez designates poultry carcases or cut pieces produced within a defined area centred on the département of the Loire and adjacent districts. The specification requires pure or crossbred slow-growing stock, open-air rearing, cereal-based feed, and slaughter at a minimum age close to sexual maturity for each poultry type, with carcases graded at the abattoir.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-FR-0159, with eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012942, Volailles du Forez covers poultry carcases and cut pieces produced in the département of the Loire and adjacent districts, specifically 27 districts in the département of Puy-de-Dôme, 16 districts in Haute-Loire, and four districts in Saône-et-Loire. The specification requires pure or crossbred slow-growing stock reared in the open air on a cereal-based feed, with a minimum slaughter age set for each type of poultry, that age being close to sexual maturity. Carcases are graded at the abattoir. The product is described in the specification as having firm flesh and superior organoleptic characteristics. The applicant group was the Association Vert Forez, based in St Priest sur Jarez. The designated control body is AUCERT AUVERGNE CERTIFICATION, Clermont-Ferrand. Labelling must bear the designation Volailles du Forez, the name of the specific poultry type, and the name and address of the certifying authority. The historical basis for the designation includes poultry-breeding on farms of the region from the 19th century, with produce marketed at regional poultry markets and fairs; the cou-nu du Forez variety served as the foundation for the present bare-necked stock used by producers in the region.

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-0159 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012942).
• The geographical area covers the département of the Loire and adjacent districts in Puy-de-Dôme, Haute-Loire, and Saône-et-Loire.
• The specification requires open-air rearing on cereal-based feed, with slaughter at a minimum age close to sexual maturity for each poultry type.
• Labels must carry the designation Volailles du Forez, the poultry type name, and the name and address of the certifying authority AUCERT AUVERGNE CERTIFICATION.

Tasting notes

Forez (Loire department) free-range poultry IGP.

HoReCa use

Forez and Lyonnais regional preparations.

Packaging

• whole-bird-fresh-1.5-2kg