Volailles du Languedoc

Volailles du Languedoc designates poultry carcases with firm flesh and superior organoleptic qualities, slaughtered at an age close to sexual maturity and marketed fresh or frozen, whole or in sections. Production is confined to the départements of Gard, Hérault, Lozère and Bouches-du-Rhône, together with adjacent districts defined in the application dossier.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-FR-0173 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013189), Volailles du Languedoc covers poultry carcases described in the specification as having firm flesh and superior organoleptic qualities. Birds must be pure or crossbred slow-growing stock, reared in the open air or free-range, fed on a cereal-based diet, and slaughtered at a fixed minimum age specific to each type of poultry. Carcases are graded at the abattoir. The designated geographical area comprises the départements of Gard, Hérault, Lozère and Bouches-du-Rhône, as well as adjacent districts defined in the application dossier. The applicant group was Syndicat Malvoisine (SYNDIM), acting on behalf of the Union des labels avicoles du Languedoc-Roussillon. Traceability is maintained through documentary records kept for every batch: breeder declarations of birds added to stock, delivery slips for day-old chicks, departure declarations for the abattoir, carcase collection receipts, declarations of labels used after slaughter, and declarations of downgraded poultry. All labels are numbered. Products bear the designation Volailles du Languedoc, the name of the poultry type, and the name and address of the certifying authority. The historical link to the region is documented from 1952, when open-air poultry breeding developed following the decline of wine-growing, chestnut production and silkworm-breeding in the area.

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-0173, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013189.
• The specification requires pure or crossbred slow-growing stock reared in the open air or free-range on a cereal-based feed.
• The geographical area is defined as the départements of Gard, Hérault, Lozère and Bouches-du-Rhône, plus adjacent districts named in the dossier.
• All labels are numbered, and documentary records must be kept for every batch to allow full traceability from hatchery to abattoir.

Tasting notes

Languedoc free-range poultry IGP.

HoReCa use

Languedoc regional preparations including cassoulet variants.

Packaging

• whole-bird-fresh-1.5-2kg