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. Not all of these breeds have existed continuously since they were first described; some, like the Pavilly, Merlerault and Caumont, became extinct in the early twentieth century and were later recreated.
| Breed | Cock | Hen | Chick | Notes |
| Alsacienne | golden salmon bantam cock | black hen | blue chick | |
| 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
- Ardeale
- Blanzac
- Chrisantheme
- Cocherelle
- Contres
- Coucou de France
- Coucou Picarde
- Coucou Soie
- Favoris
- Ivanaise
- Malgache
- Poule de Caux
- Poule de Marquise
- Poule de Saint-Omer
- Poule des Courrières
- Poule Lorraine
- Provençale