Tradition has it that Pietro di Tarantasia was born here, elected pope in 1276 as Innocent V. Above the door of the town hall, the Maison Gerbollier, a relief shows a goldfinch pecking at thistle flowers: it ended up on the comune's coat of arms.
La Salle sits at the entrance to the Valdigne, under Monte Paramont, 3,301 metres. The parish church of San Cassiano has a Romanesque bell tower and an old hospice, burned by the French in 1691 and rebuilt in the nineteenth century; the ruins of the Châtelard castle lie a little further on. In 1952 a Neolithic tomb came to light at Derby, during work on a fire well. Its 2,071 residents got the village's name back only in 1946, after Fascism had merged it with Morgex as Sala Dora.
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Next up: Saint Cassian and the Badoche, Wednesday 11 August
Nearest airport: Torino Caselle, 76 km away
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📅 Every year, from 11 to 13 August
From 11 to 13 August La Salle celebrates Saint Cassian with the Badoche: the young men go round the houses at dawn to announce the feast, and after Mass they dance on the church square.
castello di Châtelard The ruined castle a bishop of Aosta had built to bar the road coming down from the Little St Bernard. 
castello di Écours Tradition says Innocent V was born here in 1224, though scholars do not confirm it. 
casaforte Bovet Four floors, a spiral staircase in stone and wood, and a 250-year-old elder in the courtyard. 
Riserva naturale Marais The Valdigne wetland, established in 1992, where the regional natural science museum does its research. 
torre di Derby They call it a tower, but it is the church of Sant'Orso: the only historic building in Derby you can enter. Straight-line distances from the town centre. Tap a point to open its page.
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Outside La Salle, but an easy day trip away.
