At a glance:

Originates from the region of the same name in France.
Meat breed, high meat quality.
Good to very good gain and excellent feed conversion, long-lived,
highly adaptive, easy births.

Red to wheat-coloured fur and
characteristic bright spots around the eyes,
muzzle and feet.
Highly robust and modest requirements.

Withers height, cows: 137 cm
Withers height, bulls: 143 cm
Weight, cows: 650–850 kg
Weight, bulls: 1100–1400 kg

Almost became extinct at around 1950.
The population has recovered since then.