In 298 days Patron saint festival

Saint Cassian and the Badoche

11–13 August 2027

Main day: Friday 13 August

La Salle · Aosta · Aosta Valley

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13 August, main day

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.

The patron of La Salle is Saint Cassian of Imola, celebrated on 13 August in the church that bears his name. The feast is called the Badoche and lasts three days, from 11 to 13 August: the young men of the village go round the houses early in the morning to announce it, and after Mass they dance on the square in front of the church.

In the hamlet of Écharlod, on the fourth Saturday of June, comes instead the feast of Saint John — Sen Dzean in patois — which opens in the late afternoon with Mass in the saint's little church.

While you're in La Salle

Places to see before or after the feast. All 5 places in La Salle →

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.