The arms of Caselle show four houses, and tradition explains why: they are said to be the four families left alive after the plague that emptied the village in the Middle Ages. The name, on the other hand, comes from the Romans, who placed here the Casellum, the point where the toll for the Lanzo valleys was collected.
Today Caselle has 13,389 residents and its recent history has gone by air: Turin's airport, opened in 1953, is here, and the aeronautical plants work beside it. The parish church of San Giovanni Evangelista keeps the statue of the Virgin of Sorrows, carried in procession in September for the patronal feast.
Fun facts about Caselle Torinese
The patronal feast of Caselle falls in September and turns around Maria Santissima Addolorata, the Virgin of Sorrows: her statue, kept in the parish church of San Giovanni Evangelista, is carried in solemn procession in the evening. The town council gathers the events under the name Settembre Casellese, and beside the religious part the Pro Loco has for years organised the Costina Party, five evenings of music with a food stand.
Among the buildings of the centre are Palazzo Mosca, where the town council meets, and the church of the Battuti, an example of Piedmontese baroque. The second parish church, Santa Maria Assunta, is more recent.
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