Frâncești

For the village in Gorj County, see Peștișani. For Frâncești-Coasta village in Vâlcea County, see Muereasca.

Frâncești
Commune
Three Hierarchs Church in Genuneni
Location in Vâlcea County
Frâncești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45.0130°N 24.1611°E / 45.0130; 24.1611
Country	Romania
County	Vâlcea
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Daniel Florin Paraschiv (PNL)
Area	62.25 km^2 (24.03 sq mi)
Elevation	236 m (774 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	4,989
• Density	80/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	247195
Area code	+(40) 250
Vehicle reg.	VL
Website	primariafrancesti-valcea.ro

Frâncești is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Băluțoaia, Coșani, Dezrobiți, Frâncești, Genuneni, Mănăilești, Moșteni, Surpatele, and Viișoara.

The commune is situated in a hilly region, in the southern foothills of the Southern Carpathians, at an altitude of 236 m (774 ft). It lies on the banks of the river Bistrița and its left tributary, the Otăsău.

Frâncești is located in the central part of Vâlcea County, 24 km (15 mi) southwest of the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea. It is crossed by county road DJ646, which branches off the national road DN64 [ro] in the town of Băbeni, 6 km (3.7 mi) to the southeast.

The commune is known for two Romanian Orthodox monasteries — Mănăstirea Dintr-un Lemn [ro] and Surpatele Monastery [ro] — and for the churches in Genuneni and Viișoara.

References

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

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  Dintr-un Lemn Monastery
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  Church from one oak
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  Dintr-un Lemn Monastery, drawing by Amedeo Preziosi from 1869
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  The church of Surpatele Monastery