Huile d'olive de la Vallée des Baux-de-Provence

Created in 1994 in the village of Les Baux-de-Provence, the Syndicat Interprofessionnel de l'Olivier de la Vallée des Baux-de-Provence (SIOVB) brings together growers, olive millers and processors from the valley. It represents the culmination of three years of work alongside the INAO: obtaining in 1997 three Vallée des Baux-de-Provence PDO (AOP) designations, for olive oil, cracked olives and black olives.

The syndicate acts as the orchestrator of the sector: it provides the bridge between valley professionals and the INAO, reviews commercial release declarations, collects samples for acidity testing and organises the tasting panels that validate the typicality of each oil before issuing the certificate of compliance granting the right to use the PDO logo.

Mas de l'Ange presents itself as a family farm run by the Monnier family, located in Fontvieille, in the heart of the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence, in the Alpilles. It claims four generations of olive growing: inherited by Alain Monnier in 1978, the estate is managed today by Patrick Monnier. Operating as an EARL, the farm cultivates around 1,700 olive trees and produces PDO (AOP) Vallée des Baux-de-Provence olive oil — fruité vert and matured — claiming the appellation since 1997, alongside table olives, olive pastes and spreads, and artisanal jams.

The Mas reports an annual production of around 2,500 litres of fruité vert oil and 2,000 litres of matured oil, made exclusively from olives sourced from the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence. It offers 1 hr 30 min group tours by appointment, including tastings, as well as a direct-sales shop.

Moulin Saint Michel presents itself as a family-run mill housed in a 1744 building in the heart of the Alpilles, where it produces Vallée des Baux-de-Provence PDO (AOP) olive oil across nearly 25 hectares. It notably cultivates the Béruguette olive and passes down its savoir-faire from generation to generation.

The mill opens its doors year-round for visits and features a shop offering olive oils, delicatessen items and olive-based cosmetics. Self-guided visits are possible without booking throughout the year; from mid-June to mid-September, guided tours are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 — lasting around an hour, tasting included —, and during the rest of the year by telephone appointment.

Mas de Cayol presents itself as a family-run olive estate established in the commune of Les Baux-de-Provence and in the valley at Maussane-les-Alpilles since 1912, handed down through four generations — from Victor and Gabrielle Legrand to Gilles and Laetitia Citi today. Originally founded on 50 hectares of market-gardening, fruit-growing, and olive-growing land, the estate describes itself as a 'producer of table olives and oil olives', driven by a passion for the land. In 2019, Laetitia Citi launched 'La Maison du Goût et du Terroir' there, in the village of Les Baux-de-Provence.

The farm produces several PDO (AOP) Vallée des Baux-de-Provence olive oils — Noir d'Olive (matured olives), organic Noir d'Olive, Fruité Vert, and single-variety organic Grossane — as well as cracked olives and organic black 'Grossane' olives, both also under PDO Vallée des Baux-de-Provence. It sells its produce through direct sales and via an online shop.

Moulin Cornille is an olive-growing cooperative based in Maussane-les-Alpilles, in the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence. Its vaulted building, devoted to olive oil production since the 17th century, became a cooperative in 1924: each year, the mill collects olives from numerous olive growers across the valley to process them, following traditional savoir-faire passed down from generation to generation.

The cooperative claims two oils under the PDO (AOP) Vallée des Baux-de-Provence — 'fruité noir', made from olives matured in lofts before extraction, and 'fruité vert' — obtained from the five olive varieties typical of the terroir: Salonenque, Grossane, Béruguette (Aglandau), Verdale des Bouches-du-Rhône, and Picholine. It also offers oils outside the appellation (La Noire, Grossane, La Verte, Picholine, an organic oil) as well as a cooking oil. Its delicatessen range completes the offering with preparations based on the valley's Grossane black olives and green olives — purée, cream, and doypacks.

In its own words, nearly half of the mill's production is sold directly at its shop, with the rest exported (notably to Japan and the United States) or distributed to delicatessens and restaurants.

Moulin CastelaS presents itself as a family story born in 1997, when Catherine and Jean-Benoît Hugues, olive growers in Les Baux-de-Provence, 'fell in love with old olive trees in the heart of the Alpilles'. Since then, the estate has grown and processed its olives on site, in the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence.

The mill produces several olive oils: Classic PDO (AOP) for everyday cooking, Noir d'Olive PDO for slow-cooked and Mediterranean dishes, an organic & terroir range, as well as flavoured oils. It also offers tours of the estate, complete with tastings and walks among the olive trees.

Moulin de Bédarrides presents itself as a small family-run business in Fontvieille, run by the same family since 1870. Its oil is made almost exclusively from fruit harvested in the orchards of the Mas de Bédarrides — a provenance that limits the volume produced but ensures quality control. It is marketed under the PDO (AOP) 'Vallée des Baux-de-Provence', as fruité vert or fruité noir depending on the ripeness of the olives at the time of extraction.

In 1920, the mill commissioned the illustrator and painter Léo Lelée (1872–1947), a figure of Provençal Art Deco, to create its commercial image — the olive tree and Mireille, a character from the work of Frédéric Mistral, being the two subjects; the oil is still marketed under this same hallmark. The mill also offers a milling service to regional olive growers, whether professional or amateur, who bring in their own olives.

Domaine Jòlibois presents itself as an olive-growing estate set in the valley of Les Baux-de-Provence, in the Alpilles, and describes itself as the largest olive estate in France. It claims an organic olive oil production, including two blends under the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence PDO (AOP) — Fruité Vert and Olive Maturée — and three single-variety oils: Aglandau, Grossane and Picholine.

It also offers a range of olive-based delicatessen products — black and green tapenades, balsamic condiment, PDO olives vertes cassées, organic garrigue honey — and a shop at 16 rue de la Commune, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, where it sells its products.

The estate states that it organises on-site tours and tastings, as well as stays in two accommodation properties, Villa Poésie and Mas de l'Étoile, and hosts weddings and events. The harvest, reportedly starting in early October and lasting over two months, takes place variety by variety, with the olives brought to the mill on the very day they are picked.

Founded in 2008 on the Sirvent family estate in Fontvieille, in the heart of the Alpilles, Moulin de la Coquille grew out of a small mill designed to process olives from the family and a few neighbouring producers. In 2020, Aurélie, one of the family's two daughters, took over the estate and gave it fresh momentum by building a larger, more modern mill capable of higher production.

Farmed organically over two generations, the estate has since diversified with a confectionery showcasing fruit and vegetables grown on site and an artisan soapery where olive oil serves as the main ingredient in bar soaps. It produces a PDO (AOP) Vallée des Baux-de-Provence olive oil, available in fruité vert and matured versions, which has been regularly awarded at the Concours Général Agricole since 2015 — including a silver medal in 2026. The mill is open to visitors, with group workshops offered at the estate from Monday to Saturday, 10:00–19:00.