comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Pisa
The province of Pisa ( it, provincia di Pisa) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa. With an area of and a total population of 421,642 (), it is the second most populous and fif ...
in the
Italian
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region
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, located about west of
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
and about east of
Pisa
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,566 and an area of .
Geography
Buti borders the following municipalities:
Bientina
Bientina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany.
History
The toponym Bientina is attested the first time in 793 as Blentina and probably comes from the Etruscan name Plitine.
Geography
Terr ...
,
Calci
Calci is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about east of Pisa.
Government
; ''Frazioni''
The main settlement is the municipal seat of La Pieve; the rest of ...
,
Capannori
Capannori () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany.
History
The 40 hamlets of Capannori are located on the lands that once corresponded to the eastern territories of the Republic of Lucca. Most of those h ...
,
Vicopisano
Vicopisano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about east of Pisa. It occupies the former valley of the Arno River (which now flows some km southwards), bounded ...
.
Government
''Frazioni ''
The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Buti and the villages (''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...
'') of
Cascine di Buti
Cascine di Buti is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Buti, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 2,999.La Croce.
2021 municipal election
The 2021 municipal election attracted press coverage ("Election in Buti – the candidates are named Buti and Buti" in ''
il Fatto Quotidiano
''il Fatto Quotidiano'' (English: "The Daily Fact") is an Italian daily newspaper owned by ''Editoriale Il Fatto SpA'' published in Rome, Italy. It was founded on 23 September 2009 and was edited by Antonio Padellaro until 2015, when Marco Trav ...
'') when Arianna Buti defeated Monia Buti in the election for mayor.
Main sights
* Tonini Castle
* Medici Villa
* Fortified burgh of Castel di Nocco
* Church of St. Francis