Valmala was 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 31 December 2004, it had a population of 61 and an area of .
Valmala was an autonomous comune up to the end of 2018; on 1 January 2019 it was united with the neighbouring comune of Busca, thus enforcing the results of a referendum held in the summer of 2018.
As a self-standing comune Valmala bordered the following municipalities: Brossasco, Busca, Melle, Roccabruna, Rossana, Venasca, and Villar San Costanzo.