# Volvic > brand of mineral water **Wikidata**: [Q1047243](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1047243) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvic_(mineral_water)) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/volvic ## Summary Volvic is a French brand of bottled mineral water. It is a branded mineral water product originating in France and is owned by the French food company Danone. ## Key Facts - Volvic is a brand of mineral water and an instance of both "brand" and "bottled water." - Country of origin: France (reference present in the data). - Owner / operated by: Danone (French food company). - Danone metadata (as provided): inception +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z; country: Q29, ; headquarters: Q90; employees: 101911.0, 98105.0, 100000.0; industry: , , ; sitelink_count: 50. - Classification: subclass of bottled water and mineral water. - Certification: B Corporation (reference URL: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/volvic). - Logo URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Volvic_brand_logo.png - Representative images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Volvic_Natürliches_Mineralwasser_(16805913963).jpg and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Usine_Volvic.jpg - Website (English): https://www.volvic.com/ - Official social media handles provided: - Twitter: Volvic_fr (qualified: verified account/profile; : 10414; : 1734666194; start_time: 2013-09-06; point_in_time: 2020-07-03) - Twitter: volvic_uk (qualified: : 3777; : 570022819; start_time: 2012-05-03; point_in_time: 2020-06-16) - Instagram: volvic - Facebook: VolvicFrance - YouTube: - YouTube handle: volvicfrance (youtube_channel_id: UCSGFuOUIWVP-CkVZD3pXvLg). - YouTube channel qualifiers: UCSGFuOUIWVP-CkVZD3pXvLg (point_in_time: 2025-10-20). - YouTube channel metadata qualifiers: : Volvic France; : 126; : 4160; : 6861043; start_time: 2012-03-26; point_in_time: 2021-06-20. - Number of viewers/listeners (YouTube video views): 2,448,354 (point_in_time: 2025-12-06; determination_method: YouTube video views). - Freebase ID: /m/07v08z (reference publication_date: 2013-10-28). - Pixiv encyclopedia ID (Japanese): ボルヴィック. - Wikipedia title: "Volvic (mineral water)" - Commons category: Volvic (mineral water) - Wikipedia / Wikimedia language presence: commons, de, en, fa, fr, ja, ko, ru, zh. - Wikidata short description: brand of mineral water. - Sitelink count for the Volvic item: 9. - Related entities / contextual items in the dataset: brand class (sitelink_count: 71); France (sitelink_count: 409) with multiple inception qualifiers; bottled water (sitelink_count: 32); mineral water (sitelink_count: 74). - Aliases: Eau de Volvic, ボルビック, Volvic. ## FAQs Q: What is Volvic? A: Volvic is a French brand of bottled mineral water. It is categorized as both a brand and bottled water derived from mineral water. Q: Who owns Volvic? A: Volvic is owned and operated by Danone, a French food company. Danone's provided metadata includes an inception date of +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z and multiple employee counts. Q: Where does Volvic come from? A: Volvic originates in France. The dataset lists France as Volvic’s country of origin. Q: Is Volvic certified or accredited in any way? A: Volvic has a B Corporation certification, with a supporting reference on the B Corp directory website. Q: What official digital channels does Volvic maintain? A: Volvic’s official web presence includes the English website https://www.volvic.com/, Twitter accounts (Volvic_fr and volvic_uk), Instagram handle "volvic", Facebook page "VolvicFrance", and a YouTube channel with handle "volvicfrance" and channel ID UCSGFuOUIWVP-CkVZD3pXvLg. Q: In which languages does Volvic appear on Wikimedia/Wikipedia? A: Volvic has Wikimedia/Wikipedia presence in commons, German (de), English (en), Persian/Farsi (fa), French (fr), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Russian (ru), and Chinese (zh). Q: What unique identifiers are associated with Volvic? A: Identifiers include a Freebase ID (/m/07v08z) and a Pixiv encyclopedia ID (ボルヴィック). The YouTube channel ID is UCSGFuOUIWVP-CkVZD3pXvLg. ## Why It Matters Volvic matters as a recognizable branded product in the global bottled mineral water category. As a branded mineral water originating from France and operated by Danone, Volvic functions as part of the portfolio of a major multinational food company; this links the product to large-scale distribution, marketing, and corporate sustainability channels. Its B Corporation certification signals a documented commitment to meeting specific social and environmental performance standards, distinguishing it among consumer beverage brands that pursue third-party certification. The brand’s maintained presence across multiple digital platforms — official website, Twitter accounts, Instagram, Facebook, and a YouTube channel with millions of video views — reflects its role as an actively marketed consumer product with an international reach and multilingual representation on Wikimedia projects. ## Notable For - Being a French brand of mineral and bottled water with explicit country-of-origin data linking it to France. - Ownership and operational control by Danone, a major French food company with detailed corporate metadata in the dataset. - Holding a B Corporation certification with a public directory reference. - Wide digital footprint: official website, Twitter (two regional accounts), Instagram, Facebook, and an established YouTube channel (handle volvicfrance, channel ID UCSGFuOUIWVP-CkVZD3pXvLg). - A significant YouTube view count recorded in the dataset: 2,448,354 YouTube video views as of 2025-12-06. - Presence in multiple Wikimedia/Wikipedia languages and an associated Commons category. - Multiple public media assets: a branded logo image and two photographic images hosted on Wikimedia Commons. - Recorded identifiers across databases: Freebase ID and Pixiv encyclopedia ID. ## Body ### Overview - Volvic is described in the dataset as a brand of mineral water and as an instance of bottled water. - The label and media assets are documented with explicit file URLs for a brand logo and product/manufacturing images. ### Classification and Product Category - Instance of: brand; bottled water. - Subclass of: bottled water; mineral water. - Related dataset categories include "brand" (sitelink_count: 71), "bottled water" (sitelink_count: 32), and "mineral water" (sitelink_count: 74). ### Origin and Country - Country of origin provided: France. - France is present as a related entity in the dataset with multiple historical inception qualifiers and a sitelink_count of 409; those inception qualifiers include references to West Francia and the Treaty of Verdun in the provided metadata. ### Ownership and Corporate Relationships - Owned and operated by Danone. - Danone entries in the dataset include: - Inception: +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z. - Country fields: Q29, (as provided). - Headquarters: Q90. - Employee counts recorded as 101911.0, 98105.0, 100000.0 in the dataset. - Industry references: , , . - Danone sitelink_count: 50. - Danone is listed both under "Owned / Operated by" and under "Contains / Subsidiaries" in the source material. ### Certification and Standards - Volvic has a recorded certification: B Corporation. - Reference for the B Corporation listing provided: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/volvic ### Digital Presence and Media - Official website (English): https://www.volvic.com/ - Social media: - Twitter accounts: - Volvic_fr — qualifiers include "verified account or profile," : 10414, : 1734666194, start_time: 2013-09-06, point_in_time: 2020-07-03. - volvic_uk — qualifiers include : 3777, : 570022819, start_time: 2012-05-03, point_in_time: 2020-06-16. - Instagram handle: volvic. - Facebook page name: VolvicFrance. - YouTube: - Handle: volvicfrance. - Channel ID: UCSGFuOUIWVP-CkVZD3pXvLg. - Channel qualifiers include : Volvic France; : 126; : 4160; : 6861043; start_time: 2012-03-26; point_in_time: 2021-06-20. - YouTube handle qualifier also includes point_in_time: 2025-10-20 in the dataset. - Measured video view metric in dataset: 2,448,354 views with point_in_time 2025-12-06 and determination_method "YouTube video views." ### Identifiers and Catalog Entries - Freebase ID: /m/07v08z (reference date 2013-10-28 in the dataset). - Pixiv encyclopedia ID (Japanese): ボルヴィック. - Wikipedia title specified: "Volvic (mineral water)". - Commons category: Volvic (mineral water). ### Media Assets - Logo located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Volvic_brand_logo.png - Product/manufacturing images: - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Volvic_Natürliches_Mineralwasser_(16805913963).jpg - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Usine_Volvic.jpg ### Names and Language Presence - Aliases recorded: Eau de Volvic, ボルビック, Volvic. - Wikimedia/Wikipedia language presence includes: commons, de, en, fa, fr, ja, ko, ru, zh. - Dataset short description: "brand of mineral water." ### Metadata and Dataset Counts - Volvic item sitelink_count: 9. - Related category sitelink counts in the dataset: brand (71), bottled water (32), mineral water (74), France (409). - Danone sitelink_count: 50. ### References and Data Provenance (as provided) - B Corporation reference URL: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/volvic - Freebase reference for Freebase ID: publication_date 2013-10-28. - YouTube channel references include dataset IDs and point-in-time qualifiers (see YouTube metadata above). - Twitter accounts include start_time and point_in_time qualifiers with numeric qualifiers recorded in the dataset. ### Summary of Relationships - Volvic is a branded product classified under bottled water and mineral water. - The brand is owned and operated by Danone, which appears in the dataset with corporate inception, employee figures, industry identifiers, and a sitelink count. - The dataset links Volvic to multiple public-facing digital channels, third-party certification (B Corp), and multiple Wikimedia/Wikipedia language presences. (End of entry.) ## References 1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 2. YouTube API 3. [Source](https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/volvic)