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.
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.