Busca is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Cuneo The province of Cuneo (; ) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west, it borders the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes), to the north the ...

in the Italian region of

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

. It is located about southwest of

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

and about northwest of

Cuneo Cuneo (; ; ; ) is a city and in Piedmont, Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in the south-west of Piedmont, at the confluence of the ri ...

. Busca borders the following municipalities: Brossasco,

Caraglio Caraglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. As of 1 January 2018, it had a population of 6,782 and an area of .All demographics a ...

, Costigliole Saluzzo,

Dronero Dronero () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo at the entrance of the Valle Maira. Main sights *''Ponte Vecchio'', also known as ' ...

, Melle,

Saluzzo Saluzzo (; ) is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, in the Piedmont region, Italy. The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc. are found in the su ...

Roccabruna Roccabruna (; or ; ) is a communes of Italy, commune in the Province of Cuneo and the Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about northwest of Cuneo. Roccabruna borders the following municipalities: Cartignano, ...

, Rossana,

Tarantasca Tarantasca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont. It is located about south of Turin and about north of Cuneo. Tarantasca borders the following municipalities: Busca, Piedmont, Busca, Cent ...

, Venasca, Villafalletto and Villar San Costanzo.

History

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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: * San Marcos Sud, Argentina * Cruz Alta, Argentina

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub