Till the 50s, Alsace was the leading producing area in France. There were plenty of small independent artisans and dozens of big industrial producers exporting a great part of their foie gras to Germany, Austria and Hungary. The whole region was specialized in goose foie gras.

After Second World War, trade relations with Germany broke off and the Alsatian production started to decline. Nowadays, Alsace only represents 3% of the French production. No more than a few traditional producers and 3 big industrial brands still remain.

The South-West region represents more than 70% of the duck foie gras production and more than 80% of the goose foie gras production in France. This wide area includes in particular 3 counties that have been producing foie gras for centuries: the Landes, the Gers and the Périgord. The South-West region gathers together on the one hand hundreds of small, independent, uniquely dedicated producers perpetuating the foie gras tradition and on the other hand big industrial producers.

Formerly specialized in poultry, the West region of France started to produce foie gras some years ago. This area is specialized in industrial duck foie gras. It represents 26% of the French duck foie gras production. The West region production is very industrial and greatly differs from the traditional foie gras processing methods.

Fleur-de-Lys.fr has decided to work only with small, independent, uniquely dedicated producers perpetuating the foie gras tradition. All of our producers are located in the South-West of France and conscientiously respect time-honored processing methods, which are a guarantee of the animals’ well-being and the high quality of the final product. Check out our producers list to discover each producer’s specificity, working methods and product line!