Alexandre Meurisse of France performs during the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® French Pro Championship 2023 in Saint Bonnet de Joux, France on June 24, 2023.Alexandre Meurisse of France performs during the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® French Pro Championship 2023 in Saint Bonnet de Joux, France on June 24, 2023.
©Alexandre Meurisse of France performs during the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® French Pro Championship 2023 in Saint Bonnet de Joux, France on June 24, 2023.|STIHL TIMBERSPORTS®
Stihl Timbersports French ChampionshipsAugust 3, 2024

For the first time, Dévoluy hosts a round of the French Stihl Timbersports® Championships! This is a series of sporting lumberjacking events. Athletes compete in six disciplines, three with axes and three with saws.

Le PréSaint-Étienneen Dévoluy
VisitAugust 32024
Free entryon the eventfor all
All day longentertainmentabout the forest
Farmers' marketBarbecueand refreshments
Stihl Timbersports French Championships

The event

The day’s program:

  • refreshment bar ;
  • giant barbecue all day ;
  • village of agricultural and forestry exhibitors ;
  • forestry-related trade stands;
  • machinery and wood-carving demonstrations;
  • entertainment stands and children’s games;
  • tractor christenings offered by the Jeunes Agriculteurs du Dévoluy ;
  • farmers’ market;
  • sheep-shearing demonstrations and entertainment;
  • ball and fireworks.

The essentials

Free entryTo watch the contests

Meet all day in front of the Office de Tourisme du Pré, in Saint-Étienne en Dévoluy.

6 contestswith axe and saw

The most impressive is the springboard event: competitors make two notches in a trunk placed vertically. This allows them to insert two planks, which they use as a springboard to reach a log at the top of the trunk.

No wasteof wood!

All the wood used for the competition will be chipped on site and used to supply the local heating systems.

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