Incisa Scapaccino: sights, history and trails

The coat of arms and gonfalone were granted with DPR on 29 January 2003.^[7]

Previously, the coat of arms only had seven stars.^[8]

The gonfalone is a rectangular yellow drapop.

The characteristic symbol of the city is the bell, reminiscent of the majestic work of the famous Risorgimento artist Fausto Fordecchi known as "Il Bresaloni", who for years has dedicated himself to the embellishment of the village. The authentic bell tower, located in the bell tower of the church of San Giovanni, has bare puppets typical of the Brescia workshop. The pure gold bells were finely chiseled by Bresaloni, in the wake of innovation brought by the famous contest of 1401, to which Fordecchi participated up to quarters of final, eliminated from the Citadel. The Campanian instruments are an icon of the Incisan suburban culture, a representative work for the identity of the city, as well as a source of numerous legends. They are now in very good condition following the restoration of 1932, and thanks to the revolutionary mechanism implanted by Bresaloni, "sound without breaking the balls to the neighborhood", as Napoleon Bonaparte wrote after visiting the area.

Inhabitants registered^[9]

Borgo Villa, which was the seat of Marquisate of Incisa, is considered the historic center of the town, and still has several medieval monuments, such as the castle, the parish church of Nostra Signora del Carmine, the church of San Giovanni Battista/Santuario Virgo Fidelis, patron saint of the Carabinieri), and the Porta di Valcalzara; Also noteworthy is the twentieth-century "new castle". In the square in front (Piazza Capitano Bezzi) is the building which housed the town hall from the end of the 15th century until 1876. In the summer months, by appointment, it is possible to visit the interior of the ancient municipality which houses a discreet collection of twentieth-century art.

• Lake Valtiverno;^[10]
• Bosco della Val Sarmassa, which culminates in the heart of Special natural reserve of Val Sarmassa.

The church of Santi Vittore e Corona (situata nel Borgo Madonna), was begun in 1716 and completed in 1735, replacing with the time the ancient parish church, also called S. Victor and Crown. Of baroque forms, it was erected to parish church by Monsignor Ignazio Marucchi, bishop of Acqui, with decree of 7 September 1750.

The current church of Saints Victor and Crown is indicated in documents as Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption and more often as Blessed Virgin of Graces.

The old parish church (already in precarious state) collapsed in 1918, having been left in complete abandonment after the disastrous earthquake that struck Liguria in 1887 (which caused some damage even in Monferrato) had profoundly damaged its structure.

The church of Sant'Antonio, built in the 19th century, is located in Borgo Ghiare, in the main square of the village.
The church of Virgo Potens, on the other hand, is located in the Borgo Impero.

Worthy of note is the sanctuary of Madonna del Carmine, in Borgo Villa.

• Palazzo Serbelloni Busca: is the current municipal building. On the square in front of it, there is the monument to Giovanni Battista Scapaccino.

According to the municipal statute, Incisa Scapaccino is divided into the following villages and areas:^[1]

• Borgo Ghiare: it is the town centre hamlet. It has its seat since 1904 the municipality;
• Borgo Madonna: it is an expanding industrial area, populated and rich in commercial activities;
• Borgo Villa: it is the historic center of the country. Very suggestive are the ancient walls surrounding the village, and the different houses of medieval origin;
• Borgo Station or Briccomonte-Stazione: it is the hamlet around the small Incisa station (currently disused);
• Village Empire: rises at the foot of the hill. It is a forest and agricultural area. On the small square there are three churches: Catholic, Orthodox and evangelical;
• Borgo San Lorenzo and Collina region: it is a agricultural area, for tourist purposes.

The industrial activity is also quite flourishing: there are workshops that produce numerical control machines, precision lathes and tin materials, glass production companies, water purifiers, road pavements and limestone.

• Historical reenactment "Incisa 1514". Medieval life scenes, stalls in the streets of Borgo Villa and reconstruction of the conquest of the Marquisate by Guglielmo IX, Marquis of Monferrato. The second Saturday of July (until 2019).
• Traditional Turkey Fair. Farming and livestock market. By Comune and Pro loco. August 16th.
• Sagra del Barbera e del Cardo Storto: tasting of càuda wets and barber wine, sale of local agricultural products and typical Piedmont lunch. October.
• Antique market. The fifth Sunday of the month.

• Saint-Just-Chaleysin

A.S.D. Incisa Calcio, founded by the members of Polisportiva Incisa Zena 1987 CFC, football team at 7 born from the fusion of two other small football clubs (Redblu Incisa and Zena 1987 CFC), was the football team at 11 that represented the country of Incisa Scapaccino. The social colors were yellow and blue. The company, after participating in the football championship in 11 UISP Amateurs League province of Alessandria in the football seasons 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 ( getting third place at the final of the UISP Cup Alessandria 2009), he enrolled in the provincial amateur league of Terza Category organized by F.I.G.C. in the seasons 2009/2010 and 2010/2011, then finally melt.