The patron saint of La Loggia is Saint James the Greater, celebrated on 25 July. The facade of the parish church, in exposed brick, is dominated by the wooden entrance portal, topped by a niche containing the bust of the Apostle James, the building's dedicatee: in the 18th century the simple church was separated from the Collegiate church of Santa Maria di Moncalieri, finally gaining in 1781 the status of a free-collation parish, after various requests from the local population.
The name La Loggia first appears in history in a document dated 16 February 1396, which records the acquisition of the «luogo della Loggia» by Giacomo Darmelli, later tried for fortifying and building the castle without a licence from Prince Ludovico of Savoy-Acaja: acquitted of the sentence, he was recognised as lord of La Loggia and obtained broad licences to fortify the castle and to channel the water of the Oitana onto his lands. The Castello Galli, probably the town's oldest building, remains linked to this story today. The town also holds two annual fairs with great social appeal: the Fiera della Zucchino, on the second Sunday of May, and the Fiera d'Autunno, on the first Sunday of October.
