Situated in the river valley of the same name, Isasca is the smallest village of the valley, hidden in the ash and chestnut forests. It was owned by Bonifacio del Vasto and successively by the Margraves of Saluzzo (1142), who gave it as a fief to the Signori di Venasca and other liege lords. In 1548 it was annexed to the Dauphiné of France and in 1601, with the treaty of Lyon, came under Savoyard rule. In 1617, Charles Emmanuel I bestowed it with a count title on the Della Chiesa of Turin. From 1928 to 1947 it was made part of the municipality of Venasca.
Only a few ruins remain of the old liege lords’ castle. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Maximus, preserves a part of the apse and the ribs of the cross vault with their two supporting 15th-century capitals as remnants of the primitive Gothic church.
In the municipality we find the Agenzia del Legno (Wood Agency) and the Service Centre, district and meeting point for the artisans and woodworkers of the valley.
Additional Informations Altitude: 660 m
Distance from Cuneo: 34 km
Patron saint: Saint Chiaffredo, first Sunday of September
Sport centres: Boccia court
Summer sports: mountain-biking, biking
Town hall: +39. 0175/456.240
