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 |
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| Abondance | 
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| Alpha 16 | |||
| Armoricaine | Armorican | 
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| Aubrac | 
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| Bazadaise | 
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| Béarnaise | 
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| Betizu | 
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| Bleue de Bazougers | |||
| Bleue du Nord | 
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| Blonde d'Aquitaine | 
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| Bordelais (extinct) | |||
| Bordelaise | 
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| Bretonne Pie Noir | 
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| Brune | French Brown | ||
| Casta or Aure et Saint-Girons | 
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| Charolaise | Charolais | 
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| Corse | 
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| Créole Guadeloupe | |||
| Créole Martinique | |||
| Ferrandaise | 
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| Flamande Originelle | |||
| Froment du Léon | 
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| Gasconne | .JPG)
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| Inra 95 | |||
| Limousine | Limousin | 
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| Lourdaise | 
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| Maraîchine | 
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| Marine Landaise | 
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| Maine-Anjou – see Rouge des Prés | |||
| Mirandaise | 
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| Montbéliarde | 
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| Nantaise | 
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| Normande | 
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| Parthenaise | 
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| Pie Rouge des Plaines | 
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| Raço di Biou | Camargue | 
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| Rouge des Prés or Maine-Anjou | 
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| Rouge des Prés Lait | |||
| Rouge Flamande | 
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| Salers | 
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| Salers Lait | |||
| Saônoise | 
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| Tarentaise | 
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| Villard De Lans | 
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| Vosgienne | 
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Imported breeds
- Aurochs reconstitué
- Blanc-Bleu or Belgian Blue
- Brahman
- Canadienne
- De Combat
- Hereford
- Hérens
- Jersiaise or Jersey
- Prim' Holstein or Holstein
- Simmental Française or Pie Rouge de l'Est
References
- Interrogation de la base bovine (in French). Paris: Bureau des Ressources Génétiques. Accessed May 2015.
- Breeds reported by France: Cattle Rome: Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2015.
| Cattle breeds of France | |
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| These are the cattle breeds considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French. | |
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| Lists of French agricultural domestic animal breeds | |
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