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Sheep breeds originating in France

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Berrichon du Cher

Basco-béarnaise

The Basco-Béarnaise or Vasca Carranzana is a breed of domestic sheep originating in the Basque country. It was developed from Basque and Béarnaise sheep during the 1960s to be a single-purpose milk breed.

Rouge de l'Ouest

Rouge du Roussillon

The Charmoise is a French breed of domestic sheep. It was created in the early nineteenth century by , by cross-breeding of Romney stock imported from the United Kingdom with local breeds including the Berrichon du Cher, Merino, and Tourangelle. It is reared for both meat and wool. Breed numbers fell from a peak of approximately in the 1960s to about in 1983, to approximately in 2001, and further to in 2014.

thumb| The Vendéen is a breed of domestic sheep originating near Vendée in western France. It was developed by crossing local ewes with Southdown rams in the early 19th century. It is primarily a meat breed known for its muscularity and ability to produce large litters of lambs. They have a fine, medium-length wool. Both Vendéen ewes and rams are usually polled, but occasionally rams can have small horns. Their faces and legs have dark brown or gray hair. The breed is commonly used among farmers as a terminal sire for producing lambs for meat.