Three ideas about the name: the Salluvii people, said to be the first inhabitants; the willows that grew here in abundance; or the huge furrow cut by the Dora Baltea. The first certain notice is a document of Otto II of 999, describing the court of Saluggia.
Old maps in the town archive show a fortification with six towers, and we know what became of them: three are still marked, one was pulled down to build a warehouse for the fief, and two more to raise the palace of the Mazzetti-Pastoris counts, which is now the town hall. From 1631 the place passed to Savoy, lost all military weight, and the fortifications began to come down.
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📅 Every year, on 6 September; Saint Antoninus co-patron with his own patronal feast
Saluggia celebrates Saint Gratus of Aosta on 6 September, in the church dedicated to him; co-patron is Saint Antoninus, with his own patronal feast. The traditional Carnival of Saluggia is celebrated with great solemnity, with the King and Queen of the Bean, the town's representative symbol.
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