The first documented news of the existence of Usseaux, Pourrieres, Balboutet and Fraisse date back to the year 1064, when Countess Adelaide founded the Abbey of Santa Maria di Pinerolo by donating the territories of the upper valley to it.
The birth of the hamlet of Laux is instead attributed to a group of exiles from Lyon and Provence at the beginning of the 13th century, persecuted by the State and the Church as heretics. In Usseaux, you can admire the 40 murals painted on the façades of the houses, the bread oven, the wash houses, the fountains and the Mulino del Cantone, which is in excellent condition, working and can be visited on Sundays in August.
Other attractions include the ‘Brunetta d'Usseaux - Protagonists and Heroes’ Museum Point, dedicated to the figure of Count Eugenio Brunetta d'Usseaux, Secretary General of the International Olympic Committee, who contributed to the birth of the Italian Olympic Committee and was one of the first IOC members to propose the institution of the Winter Olympic Games in 1911.