"A Real Bleed": More than 1,000 Trees Felled in the Ballon D'alsace to Secure the Route of the Tour De France 2026

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The expected increase in tourist traffic in this area of the Upper Rhine has prompted the local authorities to speed up a logging project planned for several years. Associations denounce an environmental damage.

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Since mid-April 2026, access to the Ballon d'Alsace by the Lake of Alfeld is forbidden to all traffic, both to cars and to bicycles, reports Alsace. Indeed, an important project launched by the municipality of Sewen previews the slaughter of about 900 trees in order to secure the departmental road 466, on the route of the Tour de France expected in the region in July. The authorities ensure however that the operation remains targeted. Only trees…