The figures of the LVP

  • 1996: Obtaining of the AOC

1st French legume

  • 2009: PDO

1st European legume

  • 3000 hectares

Average area sown each year

  • 87 communes for the PDO
  • 653 Producers
  • 3 collectors and conditioners
  • 12,166 quintals of LVP collected in 2020
  • 8 million euros of turnover for the PDO sector
  • 40 Countries in the world where LVP is exported
  • 1.5 cm diameter
  • 1000 m of altitude

The PDO area is located at an average altitude of 1,000 meters

  • Green color, mottled with bluish reflections
  • Fine skin and crunchy almond