Designations of origin in France

France has 498 designations of origin protected in the EU: 440 wines (366 PDO and 74 PGI) and 58 cheeses (47 PDO and 11 PGI). This page lists them with their type, the year of protection and the legal text of each in the European Commission’s eAmbrosia register.

In brief

The oldest on the list is “Aloxe-Corton” (protected since 1973); 240 designations share that year. 44 designations have been protected since 2010. For 498 of them the country’s interactive profile draws the production area on a map; PGI areas and some PDO areas are at the level of administrative units and may be larger than the real area.

PDO: closest link to the area (cheese: the whole process; wine: all the grapes). PGI: looser link (cheese: at least one stage; wine: at least 85% of the grapes).

Wines (440)

DesignationTypeProtected sinceLegal text
AgenaisPGI1983Legal text
AjaccioPDO1996Legal text
Aloxe-CortonPDO1973Legal text
Alpes-de-Haute-ProvencePGI2009Legal text
Alpes-MaritimesPGI2009Legal text
AlpillesPGI2008Legal text
Alsace / Vin d'AlsacePDO1973Legal text
Alsace grand cru Altenberg de BergbietenPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru Altenberg de BergheimPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru Altenberg de WolxheimPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru BrandPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru BruderthalPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru EichbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru EngelbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru FlorimontPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru FranksteinPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru FroehnPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru FurstentumPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru GeisbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru GloeckelbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru GoldertPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru HatschbourgPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru HengstPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru KaefferkopfPDO2011Legal text
Alsace grand cru KanzlerbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru KastelbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru KesslerPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru Kirchberg de BarrPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru Kirchberg de RibeauvilléPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru KitterléPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru MambourgPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru MandelbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru MarckrainPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru MoenchbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru MuenchbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru OllwillerPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru OsterbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru PfersigbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru PfingstbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru PraelatenbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru RangenPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru RosackerPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SaeringPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SchlossbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SchoenenbourgPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SommerbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SonnenglanzPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SpiegelPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SporenPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SteinertPDO2011Legal text
Alsace grand cru SteingrublerPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru SteinklotzPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru VorbourgPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru WiebelsbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru Wineck-SchlossbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru WinzenbergPDO1999Legal text
Alsace grand cru ZinnkoepfléPDO2004Legal text
Alsace grand cru ZotzenbergPDO1999Legal text
AnjouPDO1973Legal text
Anjou BrissacPDO2004Legal text
Anjou VillagesPDO2011Legal text
Anjou-Coteaux de la LoirePDO1973Legal text
ArboisPDO1973Legal text
ArdèchePGI1978Legal text
AriègePGI2004Legal text
AtlantiquePGI2011Legal text
AudePGI1978Legal text
Auxey-DuressesPDO1973Legal text
AveyronPGI1978Legal text
BandolPDO1973Legal text
BanyulsPDO1973Legal text
Banyuls grand cruPDO2011Legal text
BarsacPDO1973Legal text
Bâtard-MontrachetPDO1973Legal text
BéarnPDO1973Legal text
BeaujolaisPDO1973Legal text
Beaumes de VenisePDO2011Legal text
BeaunePDO1973Legal text
Bellet / Vin de BelletPDO1973Legal text
BergeracPDO1973Legal text
Bienvenues-Bâtard-MontrachetPDO1973Legal text
BlagnyPDO1973Legal text
BlayePDO1973Legal text
Bonnes-MaresPDO1973Legal text
BonnezeauxPDO1973Legal text
BordeauxPDO1973Legal text
Bordeaux supérieurPDO2011Legal text
Bourg / Côtes de Bourg / BourgeaisPDO1973Legal text
BourgognePDO1973Legal text
Bourgogne aligotéPDO1973Legal text
Bourgogne mousseuxPDO2011Legal text
Bourgogne Passe-tout-grainsPDO1973Legal text
BourgueilPDO1973Legal text
BoutenacPDO2011Legal text
BouzeronPDO1996Legal text
BrouillyPDO1973Legal text
BrulhoisPDO2011Legal text
BugeyPDO1973Legal text
BuzetPDO1973Legal text
CabardèsPDO1982Legal text
Cabernet d'AnjouPDO1973Legal text
Cabernet de SaumurPDO1973Legal text
CadillacPDO1973Legal text
CahorsPDO1973Legal text
CairannePDO2016Legal text
CalvadosPGI2004Legal text
Canon FronsacPDO2011Legal text
CassisPDO1973Legal text
CéronsPDO1973Legal text
CévennesPGI2004Legal text
ChablisPDO1973Legal text
Chablis grand cruPDO1982Legal text
ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
Chambertin-Clos de BèzePDO1973Legal text
Chambolle-MusignyPDO1973Legal text
ChampagnePDO1973Legal text
Chapelle-ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
CharentaisPGI1983Legal text
CharlemagnePDO1973Legal text
Charmes-ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
Chassagne-MontrachetPDO1973Legal text
Château-ChalonPDO1973Legal text
Château-GrilletPDO1973Legal text
ChâteaumeillantPDO1973Legal text
Châteauneuf-du-PapePDO1973Legal text
Châtillon-en-DioisPDO1973Legal text
ChénasPDO1973Legal text
Chevalier-MontrachetPDO1973Legal text
ChevernyPDO1973Legal text
ChinonPDO1973Legal text
ChiroublesPDO1973Legal text
Chorey-lès-BeaunePDO1973Legal text
Clairette de BellegardePDO1973Legal text
Clairette de DiePDO1973Legal text
Clairette du LanguedocPDO1973Legal text
Clos de la RochePDO1973Legal text
Clos de TartPDO1973Legal text
Clos de Vougeot / Clos VougeotPDO1973Legal text
Clos des LambraysPDO1982Legal text
Clos Saint-DenisPDO1973Legal text
Collines RhodaniennesPGI1983Legal text
ColliourePDO1973Legal text
Comté TolosanPGI1983Legal text
Comtés RhodaniensPGI2004Legal text
CondrieuPDO1973Legal text
CorbièresPDO1973Legal text
CornasPDO1973Legal text
CorrèzePDO2017Legal text
Corse / Vin de CorsePDO1973Legal text
CortonPDO1973Legal text
Corton-CharlemagnePDO1973Legal text
Costières de NîmesPDO1996Legal text
Côte de BeaunePDO1973Legal text
Côte de Beaune-VillagesPDO1973Legal text
Côte de BrouillyPDO1973Legal text
Côte de Nuits-Villages / Vins fins de la Côte de NuitsPDO1973Legal text
Côte RoannaisePDO1973Legal text
Côte RôtiePDO1973Legal text
Côte VermeillePGI1999Legal text
Coteaux bourguignonsPDO2011Legal text
Coteaux champenoisPDO1976Legal text
Coteaux d'Aix-en-ProvencePDO1973Legal text
Coteaux d'AncenisPDO1973Legal text
Coteaux d'EnsérunePGI1978Legal text
Coteaux de BéziersPGI1978Legal text
Coteaux de CoiffyPGI1999Legal text
Coteaux de DiePDO1996Legal text
Coteaux de GlanesPGI1978Legal text
Coteaux de l'AinPGI2004Legal text
Coteaux de l'AubancePDO1973Legal text
Coteaux de l'AuxoisPGI2004Legal text
Coteaux de PeyriacPGI1978Legal text
Coteaux de SaumurPDO1973Legal text
Coteaux de TannayPGI2004Legal text
Coteaux des BaronniesPGI1978Legal text
Coteaux du Cher et de l'ArnonPGI1983Legal text
Coteaux du GiennoisPDO1973Legal text
Coteaux du LayonPDO1973Legal text
Coteaux du LoirPDO1973Legal text
Coteaux du LyonnaisPDO1973Legal text
Coteaux du Pont du GardPGI1978Legal text
Coteaux du QuercyPDO2004Legal text
Coteaux du VendômoisPDO1973Legal text
Coteaux Varois en ProvencePDO1996Legal text
Côtes CatalanesPGI1983Legal text
Côtes d'AuvergnePDO1973Legal text
Côtes de BergeracPDO1973Legal text
Côtes de BlayePDO1973Legal text
Côtes de BordeauxPDO2011Legal text
Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-MacairePDO1973Legal text
Côtes de DurasPDO1973Legal text
Côtes de GascognePGI1978Legal text
Côtes de la CharitéPGI1999Legal text
Côtes de MeusePGI2008Legal text
Côtes de MillauPDO1996Legal text
Côtes de MontravelPDO1973Legal text
Côtes de ProvencePDO1973Legal text
Côtes de ThauPGI1978Legal text
Côtes de ThonguePGI1978Legal text
Côtes de ToulPDO1973Legal text
Côtes du ForezPDO1973Legal text
Côtes du JuraPDO1973Legal text
Côtes du LotPGI1978Legal text
Côtes du MarmandaisPDO1973Legal text
Côtes du RhônePDO1973Legal text
Côtes du Rhône VillagesPDO2011Legal text
Côtes du RoussillonPDO1973Legal text
Côtes du Roussillon VillagesPDO1973Legal text
Côtes du TarnPGI1978Legal text
Côtes du VivaraisPDO1973Legal text
Coulée de SerrantPDO1973Legal text
Cour-ChevernyPDO1996Legal text
Crémant d'AlsacePDO1982Legal text
Crémant de BordeauxPDO1996Legal text
Crémant de BourgognePDO1976Legal text
Crémant de DiePDO1996Legal text
Crémant de LimouxPDO1996Legal text
Crémant de LoirePDO1976Legal text
Crémant du JuraPDO1996Legal text
Criots-Bâtard-MontrachetPDO1973Legal text
Crozes-Hermitage / Crozes-ErmitagePDO1973Legal text
DrômePGI1978Legal text
Duché d'UzèsPDO2004Legal text
EchezeauxPDO1973Legal text
Entraygues - Le FelPDO1973Legal text
Entre-deux-MersPDO1973Legal text
EstaingPDO1973Legal text
FaugèresPDO1973Legal text
Fiefs VendéensPDO1996Legal text
FitouPDO1973Legal text
FixinPDO1973Legal text
FleuriePDO1973Legal text
Floc de GascognePDO1996Legal text
Franche-ComtéPGI1983Legal text
FronsacPDO1996Legal text
FrontonPDO1996Legal text
GaillacPDO1973Legal text
Gaillac premières côtesPDO1973Legal text
GardPGI1978Legal text
GersPGI1978Legal text
Gevrey-ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
GigondasPDO1973Legal text
GivryPDO1973Legal text
Grand RoussillonPDO1973Legal text
Grands-EchezeauxPDO1973Legal text
GravesPDO1973Legal text
Graves de VayresPDO1973Legal text
Graves supérieuresPDO2011Legal text
Grignan-les-AdhémarPDO2011Legal text
Griotte-ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
Gros Plant du Pays nantaisPDO1973Legal text
Haut-MédocPDO1973Legal text
Haut-MontravelPDO1973Legal text
Haut-PoitouPDO1973Legal text
Haute Vallée de l'AudePGI1978Legal text
Haute Vallée de l'OrbPGI1983Legal text
Haute-MarnePGI2004Legal text
Haute-ViennePGI2004Legal text
Hautes-AlpesPGI2004Legal text
Hermitage / Ermitage / L'Hermitage / L'ErmitagePDO1973Legal text
Île de BeautéPGI1978Legal text
Île-de-FrancePGI2020Legal text
IrancyPDO1982Legal text
IrouléguyPDO1973Legal text
IsèrePGI1978Legal text
JasnièresPDO1973Legal text
JuliénasPDO1973Legal text
JurançonPDO1973Legal text
L'EtoilePDO1973Legal text
La ClapePDO2015Legal text
La Grande RuePDO1996Legal text
La LivinièrePDO2004Legal text
La RomanéePDO1973Legal text
La TâchePDO1973Legal text
LadoixPDO1973Legal text
Lalande-de-PomerolPDO1973Legal text
LandesPGI1978Legal text
LanguedocPDO2009Legal text
Latricières-ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
LavilledieuPGI1973Legal text
Le Pays CatharePGI2004Legal text
Les Baux de ProvencePDO1973Legal text
LimouxPDO1973Legal text
LiracPDO1973Legal text
Listrac-MédocPDO1973Legal text
LorrainePGI2021–
LoupiacPDO1973Legal text
LuberonPDO2011Legal text
Lussac Saint-EmilionPDO1973Legal text
MâconPDO1973Legal text
Macvin du JuraPDO1996Legal text
MadiranPDO1973Legal text
MalepèrePDO1996Legal text
MarangesPDO1996Legal text
MarcillacPDO1973Legal text
MargauxPDO1973Legal text
MarsannayPDO1973Legal text
MauresPGI1978Legal text
MauryPDO1973Legal text
Mazis-ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
Mazoyères-ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
MéditerranéePGI2009Legal text
MédocPDO1973Legal text
Menetou-SalonPDO1973Legal text
MercureyPDO1973Legal text
MeursaultPDO1973Legal text
MinervoisPDO1973Legal text
MonbazillacPDO1973Legal text
Mont CaumePGI1983Legal text
Montagne-Saint-EmilionPDO1973Legal text
MontagnyPDO1973Legal text
MonthéliePDO1973Legal text
Montlouis-sur-LoirePDO1973Legal text
MontrachetPDO1973Legal text
MontravelPDO1973Legal text
Morey-Saint-DenisPDO1973Legal text
MorgonPDO1973Legal text
MosellePDO1973Legal text
Moulin-à-VentPDO1973Legal text
Moulis / Moulis-en-MédocPDO1973Legal text
MuscadetPDO1973Legal text
Muscadet Coteaux de la LoirePDO1973Legal text
Muscadet Côtes de GrandlieuPDO1996Legal text
Muscadet Sèvre et MainePDO1973Legal text
Muscat de Beaumes-de-VenisePDO1973Legal text
Muscat de Frontignan / Frontignan / Vin de FrontignanPDO1973Legal text
Muscat de LunelPDO1973Legal text
Muscat de MirevalPDO1973Legal text
Muscat de RivesaltesPDO2011Legal text
Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-MinervoisPDO1973Legal text
Muscat du Cap CorsePDO1996Legal text
MusignyPDO1973Legal text
Nuits-Saint-GeorgesPDO1973Legal text
OrléansPDO2004Legal text
Orléans-CléryPDO2011Legal text
Pacherenc du Vic-BilhPDO1973Legal text
PalettePDO1973Legal text
PatrimonioPDO1973Legal text
PauillacPDO1973Legal text
Pays d'HéraultPGI1978Legal text
Pays d'OcPGI1978Legal text
Pays de BrivePGI2004Legal text
Pays des Bouches-du-RhônePGI1978Legal text
PécharmantPDO1973Legal text
PérigordPGI2004Legal text
Pernand-VergelessesPDO1973Legal text
Pessac-LéognanPDO1996Legal text
Petit ChablisPDO1973Legal text
Pic Saint-LoupPDO2017Legal text
Picpoul de PinetPDO2014Legal text
PierrevertPDO2011Legal text
Pineau des CharentesPDO1973Legal text
PomerolPDO1973Legal text
PommardPDO1973Legal text
Pouilly-FuisséPDO1973Legal text
Pouilly-Fumé / Blanc Fumé de PouillyPDO2011Legal text
Pouilly-LochéPDO1973Legal text
Pouilly-sur-LoirePDO1973Legal text
Pouilly-VinzellesPDO1973Legal text
Premières Côtes de BordeauxPDO1973Legal text
Puisseguin Saint-EmilionPDO1973Legal text
Puligny-MontrachetPDO1973Legal text
Puy-de-DômePGI1978Legal text
Quarts de ChaumePDO1973Legal text
QuincyPDO1973Legal text
RasteauPDO1973Legal text
RégniéPDO1976Legal text
ReuillyPDO1973Legal text
RichebourgPDO1973Legal text
RivesaltesPDO1973Legal text
Romanée-ContiPDO1973Legal text
Romanée-Saint-VivantPDO1973Legal text
Rosé d'AnjouPDO1973Legal text
Rosé de LoirePDO1976Legal text
Rosé des RiceysPDO1973Legal text
RosettePDO1973Legal text
Roussette de SavoiePDO1976Legal text
Roussette du BugeyPDO2011Legal text
Ruchottes-ChambertinPDO1973Legal text
RullyPDO1973Legal text
Sable de CamarguePDO2022Legal text
Saint-AmourPDO1973Legal text
Saint-AubinPDO1973Legal text
Saint-BrisPDO1976Legal text
Saint-ChinianPDO1973Legal text
Saint-EmilionPDO1973Legal text
Saint-Emilion Grand CruPDO1996Legal text
Saint-EstèphePDO1973Legal text
Saint-Georges-Saint-EmilionPDO1973Legal text
Saint-Guilhem-le-DésertPGI2004Legal text
Saint-JosephPDO1973Legal text
Saint-JulienPDO1973Legal text
Saint-MontPDO2004Legal text
Saint-Nicolas-de-BourgueilPDO1973Legal text
Saint-PérayPDO1973Legal text
Saint-PourçainPDO1973Legal text
Saint-RomainPDO1973Legal text
Saint-SardosPDO1978Legal text
Saint-VéranPDO1973Legal text
Sainte-Croix-du-MontPDO1973Legal text
Sainte-Foy-BordeauxPDO1973Legal text
Sainte-Marie-la-BlanchePGI2004Legal text
SancerrePDO1973Legal text
SantenayPDO1973Legal text
Saône-et-LoirePGI2004Legal text
SaumurPDO1973Legal text
Saumur-ChampignyPDO1976Legal text
SaussignacPDO1973Legal text
SauternesPDO1973Legal text
SavennièresPDO1973Legal text
Savennières Roche aux MoinesPDO1973Legal text
Savigny-lès-BeaunePDO1973Legal text
SeysselPDO1973Legal text
TavelPDO1973Legal text
Terrasses du LarzacPDO2015Legal text
Terres du MidiPGI2018Legal text
Thézac-PerricardPGI2004Legal text
TourainePDO1973Legal text
Touraine Noble JouéPDO2004Legal text
TursanPDO1973Legal text
UrféPGI1983Legal text
VacqueyrasPDO1973Legal text
Val de LoirePGI2008Legal text
ValençayPDO1973Legal text
Vallée du ParadisPGI1978Legal text
Vallée du TorganPGI1978Legal text
VarPGI1978Legal text
VauclusePGI1978Legal text
VentouxPDO2011Legal text
VézelayPDO2017Legal text
Vicomté d'AumelasPGI1978Legal text
Vin de Savoie / SavoiePDO1976Legal text
Vin des AllobrogesPGI1978Legal text
VinsobresPDO2011Legal text
Viré-ClesséPDO2004Legal text
VolnayPDO1973Legal text
Vosne-RomanéePDO1973Legal text
VougeotPDO1973Legal text
VouvrayPDO1973Legal text
YonnePGI2004Legal text

Cheeses (58)

DesignationTypeProtected sinceLegal text
AbondancePDO1996Legal text
BanonPDO2003Legal text
BeaufortPDO1996Legal text
Bleu d'AuvergnePDO1996Legal text
Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura / Bleu de SeptmoncelPDO1996Legal text
Bleu des CaussesPDO1996Legal text
Bleu du Vercors-SassenagePDO2000Legal text
Brie de MeauxPDO1996Legal text
Brie de MelunPDO1996Legal text
Brillat-SavarinPGI2015Legal text
Brocciu Corse / BrocciuPDO1996Legal text
Brousse du RovePDO2018Legal text
Camembert de NormandiePDO1996Legal text
Cantal / Fourme de CantalPDO1996Legal text
Chabichou du PoitouPDO1996Legal text
ChaourcePDO1996Legal text
CharolaisPDO2010Legal text
ChevrotinPDO2003Legal text
ComtéPDO1996Legal text
Crottin de Chavignol / ChavignolPDO1996Legal text
Emmental de SavoiePGI1996Legal text
Emmental français est-centralPGI1996Legal text
ÉpoissesPDO1996Legal text
Fourme d'AmbertPDO1996Legal text
Fourme de MontbrisonPDO1996Legal text
GruyèrePGI2007Legal text
LaguiolePDO1996Legal text
LangresPDO1996Legal text
LivarotPDO1996Legal text
MâconnaisPDO2006Legal text
Maroilles / MarollesPDO1996Legal text
Mont d'Or / Vacherin du Haut-DoubsPDO1996Legal text
MorbierPDO2000Legal text
Mothais sur feuillePDO2025–
Munster / Munster-GéroméPDO1996Legal text
NeufchâtelPDO1996Legal text
Ossau-IratyPDO1996Legal text
PélardonPDO2000Legal text
PérailPGI2024–
PicodonPDO1996Legal text
Pont-l'ÉvêquePDO1996Legal text
Pouligny-Saint-PierrePDO1996Legal text
Raclette de SavoiePGI2015Legal text
Reblochon / Reblochon de SavoiePDO1996Legal text
Rigotte de CondrieuPDO2009Legal text
RocamadourPDO1997Legal text
RoquefortPDO1996Legal text
Saint-MarcellinPGI2010Legal text
Saint-NectairePDO1996Legal text
Sainte-Maure de TourainePDO1996Legal text
SalersPDO1996Legal text
Selles-sur-CherPDO1996Legal text
SoumaintrainPGI2014Legal text
Tome des BaugesPDO2002Legal text
Tome fraîche de l’AubracPGI2022Legal text
Tomme de SavoiePGI1996Legal text
Tomme des PyrénéesPGI1996Legal text
ValençayPDO1998Legal text

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Source: European Commission, eAmbrosia (EU geographical indications register) · Licence: CC BY 4.0, © European Union · Register data as of 2026-11-02. Only what the register publishes; nothing is added. Methodology

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