Busca

For the medieval Catalan faction, see Biga and Busca. For the Romanian village of Buşca, see Mihăeşti, Olt.

Busca
—  Comune  —
Comune di Busca
Busca Location of Busca in Italy
Coordinates: 44°31′N 7°28′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of 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
Area
• Total	65.8 km2 (25.4 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	9,671
• Density	Bad rounding here150/km2 (Bad rounding here380/sq mi)
Demonym	Buschesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	12022
Dialing code	0171
Website	Official website

Busca (Occitan: Buscha) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,671 and an area of 65.8 km².

The municipality of Busca contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Attissano, Bosco, Castelletto, Morra San Giovanni, Sant'Alessio, San Barnaba, San Chiaffredo, San Martino, San Mauro, San Quintino, San Rocco, Santo Stefano, and San Vitale.

Busca borders the following municipalities: Caraglio, Costigliole Saluzzo, Cuneo, Dronero, Saluzzo, Rossana, Tarantasca, Valmala, Villafalletto, and Villar San Costanzo.

Main City Festivities: San Luigi (first Sunday in July) La Madonnina (first Sunday in August)

Demographic evolution

External links

• www.comune.busca.cn.it/