List of French cattle breeds

This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French. The list includes breeds from the overseas territories of France.

Indigenous breeds[]

Local name(s)	English name, if used	Notes	Image
Abondance[1][2]
[2]
Armoricaine[1][2]	Armorican
Aubrac[1][2]
Bazadaise[1][2]
Béarnaise[1][2]
Betizu[1][2]
[1][2]
Bleue du Nord[1][2]
Blonde d'Aquitaine[1][2]
(extinct)[2]
[1][2]
Bretonne Pie Noir[1][2]
[1][2]	French Brown
Casta or Aure et Saint-Girons[1][2]
Charolaise[1][2]	Charolais
[1][2]
[1][2]
[1][2]
Ferrandaise[1][2]
[1][2]
Froment du Léon[1][2]
Gasconne[1][2]
[1][2]
Limousine[1][2]	Limousin
Lourdaise[1][2]
[1][2]
[1][2]
Maine-Anjou – see Rouge des Prés
Mirandaise[1][2]
Montbéliarde[1][2]
[1][2]
Normande[1][2]
Parthenaise[1][2]
Pie Rouge des Plaines[1][2]
Raço di Biou[1][2]
Rouge des Prés[1][2] or Maine-Anjou
[1]
[1][2]
Salers[1][2]
[1][2]
[1][2]
Tarentaise[1][2]
[1][2]
[1][2]

Imported breeds[]

• ^[1][2]
• Blanc-Bleu or Belgian Blue^[1][2]
• Brahman^[1][2]
• Canadienne^[1][2]
• ^[1][2]
• Hereford^[1][2]
• Hérens^[1][2]
• Jersiaise or Jersey^[1][2]
• Prim' Holstein or Holstein^[1][2]
• Simmental Française or Pie Rouge de l'Est^[1][2]

References[]