Bârgăuani


Bârgăuani is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Bahna Mare, Baratca, Bălănești, Bârgăuani, Breaza, Certieni, Chilia, Dârloaia, Ghelăiești, Hârtop, Homiceni, Talpa, and Vlădiceni.
The commune is situated on the Moldavian Plateau, at a altitude of, on the banks of the river Valea Neagră. It is located in the east-central part of the county, from the county seat, Piatra Neamț.
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.