Busca, Piedmont

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Location of Busca

44°31′N 7°28′E / 44.517°N 7.467°E / 44.517; 7.467CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceCuneo (CN)FrazioniAttissano, Bosco, Castelletto, Morra San Giovanni, Sant'Alessio, San Barnaba, San Chiaffredo, San Martino, San Mauro, San Quintino, San Rocco, Santo Stefano, San Vitale, ValmalaGovernment

• MayorMarco GalloArea

^[1]

• Total65.8 km² (25.4 sq mi)Elevation

500 m (1,600 ft)Population

(30 April 2017)^[2]

• Total10,116 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)DemonymBuschesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

12022

Dialing code0171WebsiteOfficial website

Busca is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont. It is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Cuneo.

Busca borders the following municipalities: Brossasco, Caraglio, Costigliole Saluzzo, Cuneo, Dronero, Melle, Saluzzo, Roccabruna, Rossana, Tarantasca, Venasca, Villafalletto and Villar San Costanzo.

History

A cholera outbreak occurred in the town in the summer of 1884.^[3] In early 2019 and as a result of a referendum held in summer 2018, the municipality of Busca merged with the neighbouring comune of Valmala.^[4]

The town is home to the Castle Roccolo.^[5]

Twin cities

Twin cities of Busca include the following:

San Marcos Sud, Argentina
Cruz Alta, Argentina

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Cohn, Samuel Kline (2018). "10. Cholera protest over time". Epidemics: Hate and Compassion from the Plague of Athens to AIDS. Oxford University Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-19-881966-0.
^ Busca e Valmala dicono sì alla fusione dei due Comuni; La Stampa, 25 June 2018, see www.lastampa.it
^ "La Storia". Castello del Roccolo - IT (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2023.