Bârgăuani () is a commune in

Neamț County Neamț County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River. Demographics Population In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 ...

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. 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 The Moldavian Plateau () is a geographic area of the historical region of Moldavia, spanning nowadays the east and northeast of Romania, most of Moldova (except the south), and most of the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine (where it is known as the ''P ...

, 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 Piatra Neamț (; ; ) is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its very privileged location in the Divisions of the Carpathians, Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is con ...

. At the 2002 census, Bârgăuani had 4,239 inhabitants, of which 96.8% were ethnic Romanians; 62.8% were

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and 36.9%

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. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,904; of those, 91.8% were Romanians.

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Communes in Neamț County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Neamţ-geo-stub