Gad is located at 1068 m. above sea level. It is the village downstream Oulx at the border with Salbertrand. During the works for the construction of the Frejus Highway a lake has been formed and nearby it a military polygon is partially used by the Brigata Alpina Taurinense. Gad is the point of departure of the “Sentiero dei Franchi”. There are also a big commercial centre and a camping. The little church is dedicated to Saint Claude and is already quoted till 1660 when Jean Allois -general- vicar visited the Oulx vicar. Outside the village in a place called Ponte Ventoso there is a Chapel dedicated to the Annunciation