Today it is primarily associated with southern France, particularly in the Languedoc-Roussillon region and the départements of Aude and Hérault, to which its cultivation is limited in Europe by a protected designation of origin (PDO, or AOP in French) since 2017.

[4] It is a cultivar of good strength, with a spreading growth form in a shape described as "a vase or a parasol".

The Lucques is primarily used as a green table olive, and the fruit tastes meaty and sweet.

[3] It is considered a productive cultivar, but depends on good quality soil and regular irrigation to give a high yield.

[9] It is vulnerable to certain pests, including the olive fruit fly, sooty mold and Verticillium dahliae.