List of French chicken breeds


This is a list of the chicken breeds usually considered to be of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from France.
BreedNotesImage
Alsacienne
Aquitaine
Barbezieux
Bourbonnaise
Bourbourg
Bresse Gauloise
Caumont
Caussade
Charollaise
Combattant du Nord
Côtentine
Cou-nu du Forez
Coucou de Rennes
Coucou des Flandres
Courtes-Pattes
Crèvecoeur
Estaires
Faverolles Allemande
Faverolles Française
Gascogne
Gâtinaise
Gauloise Dorée
Géline de Touraine
Gournay
Hergnies
Houdan
Janzé
La Fléche
Landaise
Le Mans
Limousine
Lyonnaise
Mantes
Marans
Merlerault
Meusienne
Noire de Challans
Noire du Berry
Pavilly
Pictave
Poule des Haies
Sans-Queue

Extinct breeds