Despond Bulle

Despond Bulle is an operating softwood sawmill in Bulle, Switzerland, owned by Despond SA. With a capacity of 145 000 cubic metres of log intake per year it is the 4th largest of the 9 sawmills in Switzerland with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Bulle, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland
Nearest port: Savona, Italy · 280 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: No siding mapped
OpenStreetMap track way/132473833 ↗, 391 m from the site point. Method
Nearest railway: 0.4 km

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Capacity and output

Capacity: 145 000 m3/y log intake
Production: Not reported
Type: Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre

Fir Spruce

Sawn timber

Building components Planed timber Sawn timber

History and sources

Data confidence: Medium (74 of 100) · methodology

Sources

company websitechecked 2026-09-27
despond.ch ↗
otherchecked 2026-07-26
openstreetmap.org ↗
newschecked 2026-09-09
forets-sarine.ch ↗

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Related facilities

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Nearby

Enerbois pellet plant Rueyres· 28 km BeO Pellets Ringgenberg· 67 km Alliance Pellets Arc-sous-Cicon· 70 km Jura Pellets Mignovillard· 72 km Scierie Chauvin (Mignovillard)· 72 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Despond Bulle (WoodComp ID 01335). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1335