Busca, Piedmont

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
Comune di Busca
Location of Busca
Busca is located in Italy
Busca
Busca
Location of Busca in Italy
Busca is located in Piedmont
Busca
Busca
Busca (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°31′N 7°28′E
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 km2 (25.4 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
  Total10,116
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
DemonymBuschesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12022
Dialing code0171
WebsiteOfficial website

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] The municipality of Busca at the beginning of 2019 absorbed the neighbouring comune of Valmala, thus enforcing the results of a referendum held in the summer of 2018.[4]

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

Twin cities

Twin cities of Busca include the following:

  • Argentina San Marcos Sud, Argentina
  • Argentina Cruz Alta, Argentina

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.



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