Busca, Piedmont Explained

Busca
Official Name:Comune di Busca
Coordinates:44.5167°N 35°W
Region:Piedmont
Province:Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni:Attissano, Bosco, Castelletto, Morra San Giovanni, Sant'Alessio, San Barnaba, San Chiaffredo, San Martino, San Mauro, San Quintino, San Rocco, Santo Stefano, San Vitale, Valmala
Mayor:Marco Gallo
Area Total Km2:65.8
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:10116
Population As Of:30 April 2017
Population Demonym:Buschesi
Elevation M:500
Postal Code:12022
Area Code:0171

Busca is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont. It is located about 60km (40miles) southwest of Turin and about 15km (09miles) 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.[2] 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.[3]

The town is home to the Castle Roccolo.[4]

Twin cities

Twin cities of Busca include the following:

External links

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Book: Cohn, Samuel Kline . https://books.google.com/books?id=vhFQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA245 . Epidemics: Hate and Compassion from the Plague of Athens to AIDS . 2018 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-881966-0 . 10. Cholera protest over time. 245. en.
  3. Busca e Valmala dicono sì alla fusione dei due Comuni; La Stampa, 25 June 2018, see www.lastampa.it
  4. Web site: La Storia . Castello del Roccolo - IT . 23 July 2023 . it-IT.