Mărgineni () is a commune in

Bacău County Bacău County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania. Geography This county has a total area of . In the western part of the county there a ...

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. It is composed of eight villages: Barați (''Barát''), Luncani (''Lunkány''), Mărgineni, Pădureni, Podiș, Poiana, Trebeș (''Terebes''), and Valea Budului. At the 2002 census, the commune had 8,132 inhabitants, 99.8% of which were ethnic Romanians; 57.5% were

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and 41.9%

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. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 7,993, while at the 2021 census, it had increased to 9,594.

Natives

Constantin Cândea Constantin Cândea (; December 15, 1887 – March 4, 1971) was a Romanian chemist, professor of Chemistry, Ph.D., engineer, and later Rector at the Polytechnic University of Timișoara (formerly the Polytechnic School of Timișoara) between ...

(1887 – 1971), chemist, Rector of the Polytechnic University of Timișoara * Ioan Măric (born 1945 in Luncani), painter *

Alexandru Piru Alexandru Piru (August 22, 1917 – November 6, 1993) was a Romanian literary critic and historian. Born in Mărgineni, Bacău County,Alex. Ștefănescu"Al. Piru", in ''România Literară'', nr. 10/2002 his parents were Vasile, a notary, and ...

(1917 – 1993), literary critic and historian

References

Communes in Bacău County Localities in Western Moldavia {{Bacău-geo-stub