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Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Busca
Comune
Comune di Busca
Location of Busca
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Coordinates: 44°31′N 7°28′E / 44.517°N 7.467°E / 44.517; 7.467
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceCuneo (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, Valmala
Government
 • MayorMarco Gallo
Area
 • Total65.8 km (25.4 sq mi)
Elevation500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 • Total10,116
 • Density150/km (400/sq mi)
DemonymBuschesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code12022
Dialing code0171
WebsiteOfficial 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. 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.

The town is home to the Castle Roccolo.

Twin cities

Twin cities of Busca include the following:

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. 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.
  4. Busca e Valmala dicono sì alla fusione dei due Comuni; La Stampa, 25 June 2018, see www.lastampa.it
  5. "La Storia". Castello del Roccolo - IT (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2023.

External links

Piedmont · Comuni of the Province of Cuneo



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