The origins of the Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore date back to around 1100, while 13th-century documents indicate its dependence on Poviglio’s plebeian church.

Set within a rural courtyard, the church underwent numerous enlargements and modifications during the 18th and 19th centuries, which altered the apse, bell tower and façade, shaping the building's present appearance.

The interior follows a single central aisle that ends with the main altar - crafted in wood, gilded and finely engraved -, accompanied by the choir and a statue of Saint James the Great. Two side chapels and the baptistry open onto  the aisle: to the south lies the chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (Beata Vergine di Carmine), adorned with 17th-18th-century stucco work and a precious wooden altarpiece housing the statue of the Virgin; to the north stands the chapel devoted to Saint Carlo Borromeo.

The baptistry features a basin in red Verona marble and octagonal wooden cover, enclosed by an early 19th-century wrought-iron gate.