History and places

Of ancient, possibly Roman, origin, as evidenced by the inscription "Sutor" (cobbler), discovered in the walls of the castle, Castiglione Falletto established itself in the Middle Ages as a "castrum et villa” owned by the Marquis of Saluzzo. The small town, dominated by the imposing quadrangular fortress, was, over the centuries, owned by a number of noble families. There were the Lomello lords, the Falletti (presumably of the Borgomale branch), the Marquis of Incisa, the Ruffini of Savigliano, the Santi of Turin, the Claretti from Nice, the Caramelli of Comaye, the Claretti Ponzone, the Lovera from Plato , the patricians of Scagnello, the Ruffini Gattera Grimaldi from Gattera, the Cerrutti from Villastellone and finally the Vassallo of Dogliani who became for half of the nineteenth century the sole proprietors of the castle. After the fall of the Marquis of Saluzzo, Castiglione pasted first to the Dauphin and then to the Savoy following the Treaty of Lyons in 1601.

In the area of religion, Castiglione belonged to the Diocese of Alba from its very beginnings; in 1511 it became part of the Diocese of Saluzzo, then went to Asti during the period of reforms instituted by Napoleon only to return to the Diocese of Alba in 1817