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Bârgăuani
Bârgăuani
Commune
	Dârloaia village
	Location in Neamț County
	Bârgăuani Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°59′N 26°39′E / 46.983°N 26.650°E
Country	Romania
County	Neamț
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Petrică Șchiopu (PSD)
Area	75.27 km2 (29.06 sq mi)
Elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	2,904
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	617040
Area code	+(40) 233
Vehicle reg.	NT
Website	comunabargauani.ro

Bârgăuani (Hungarian: Bargován) is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Bahna Mare, Baratca (Barátka), Bălănești, Bârgăuani, Breaza (Bráza), Certieni, Chilia, Dârloaia, Ghelăiești, Hârtop, Homiceni, Talpa (Talpa), and Vlădiceni.

The commune is situated on the Moldavian Plateau, at a altitude of 347 m (1,138 ft), on the banks of the river Valea Neagră. It is located in the east-central part of the county, 29 km (18 mi) from the county seat, Piatra Neamț.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1992	4,438	—
2002	4,239	−4.5%
2011	3,505	−17.3%
2021	2,904	−17.1%
Source: Census data

At the 2002 census, Bârgăuani had 4,239 inhabitants, of which 96.8% were ethnic Romanians; 62.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 36.9% Roman Catholic. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,904; of those, 91.8% were Romanians.^[2]

References

Certieni village
Certieni viewed from the DJ155I road

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

[RPL2021-2] "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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