Njengoko igama libonisa, iGrand Basset Griffon Vendéen luhlobo lwenja yaseFransi. Uphuma kwiphondo laseVendée kwintshona yeFransi. Olu ludidi oludala kakhulu olwalusesichengeni sokubhanga ngelo xesha kodwa lwasindiswa ngabafuyi abakhutheleyo.
Imbali yolu hlobo ayikabhalwa ngokweenkcukacha. Kodwa ezinye iinkcukacha kunye nezibakala ziyafumaneka. I-GBGV yehla kwizinja ezinkulu, ngokukodwa i-Grand Griffon. Izinja zaseFransi zaziwa njengentlalontle kakhulu, intle-humored, kwaye zineempawu ezibalaseleyo zokuzingela.
Kuphela ekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-19 uhlobo lolu hlobo lwamiselwa ngabafuyi uComte d'Elva kunye noPaul Dezamy. Ngomnyaka we-1907 iklabhu yokuqala yokuzala yasekwa, ngoko ke iintlobo zeGrand Basset Griffon kunye nePetit Basset Griffon zaye zakhuliswa. Ukusukela ngeminyaka yee-1970, ezi zimbini zahlukeneyo ziye zahlulwa kumgangatho weFCI.