List of French goose breeds
This is a list of the goose breeds usually considered to be of French origin.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from France.
| Name(s) | English name if used | Notes | Image |
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| Oie Blanche du Bourbonnais[2][3] | |||
| Oie Blanche du Poitou[2][3] | [4]: 47 | ||
| Oie d'Alsace[2] | Alsatian | three colour varieties, grey, white and grey-and-white[4]: 47 | 
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| Oie de Bresse | |||
| Oie de Castres | |||
| Oie de la Meuse[2] | |||
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| Oie de Toulouse[2][3] | Toulouse | two types, sans bavette or agricultural and à bavette or industrial[4]: 47 | 
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| Oie de Touraine[2] | 
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| Oie de type Bavent[2] | |||
| Oie Flamande[2] | two varieties, white and bi-colopured[4]: 47 | ||
| Oie Grise du Marais Poitevin[2] | |||
| Oie Normande[4]: 47 [2][3] | two varieties, crested and not[2] |
References
- ^ Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Breed data sheet: France, Goose (domestic). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2025.
- ^ a b c d Gérard Guy, Roger Buckland (editors) (2002). Annexe 1. Souches d'oies (in French); in: Production des oies, FAO Animal Production and Health Paper 154. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISSN 0254-6019, ISBN 9251048622. Archived 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.