Buti, Tuscany

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Buti

43°44′N 10°36′E / 43.733°N 10.600°E / 43.733; 10.600CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvincePisa (PI)FrazioniCascine di Buti, La CroceGovernment

• MayorArianna ButiArea

^[1]

• Total23.03 km² (8.89 sq mi)Elevation

85 m (279 ft)Population

(30 April 2017)^[2]

• Total5,670 • Density250/km² (640/sq mi)DemonymButesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

56032

Dialing code0587Saint daySeptember 11WebsiteOfficial website

Buti is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Pisa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,566 and an area of 23.1 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi).

Geography

Buti borders the following municipalities: Bientina, Calci, Capannori, Vicopisano.

Government

Frazioni

The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Buti and the villages (frazioni) of Cascine di Buti and 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) when Arianna Buti defeated Monia Buti in the election for mayor.^[3]

Main sights

Tonini Castle
Medici Villa
Hamlet of Castel di Nocco
Church of St Francis
Church of San Giovanni Battista

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Squires, Nick. "Buti votes for Buti over Buti in Italian election poll". The Daily Telegraph. No. 7 October 2021.