Văleni

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Văleni

Total population

825

Elevation280 m

Land area36.9 km²

Coordinates47.03°, 26.69°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Văleni is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: David, Moreni, Munteni, and Văleni. These were part of Botești Commune until 2004, when they were split off.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Petru Gherghel

Roman Catholic bishop

Vasile Groapă

Romanian weightlifter

Camelia Diaconescu

Romanian rower

I

Ioan Burduja

Romanian economist

Romeliu Ieronim Copilaș

Romanian painter

Laura Oprea

Romanian rower

G

Gheorghe Ante

G

Gheorghe Apostu

P

Pietro Tocanel

lawyer, judge, researcher, Catholic priest (1911-1992)

V

Veronica Antal

Romanian Catholic virgin and martyr (1935-1958)

Costel Petrariu

Romanian bobsledder

H

Hilarion Mircea

bishop

b

boier Petre Petrache Ruset-Balanescu, seneschal & chancellor of Moldavia

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Neamț

• Talpa
  2 mi away · pop. 330
• Moreni
  2.4 mi away · pop. 311
• Ruginoasa
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,803
• Munteni
  3.6 mi away · pop. 358
• Tupilați
  4 mi away · pop. 1,833
• Poiana
  4.4 mi away · pop. 175
• Borniș
  4.6 mi away · pop. 175
• Baratca
  5.1 mi away · pop. 28
• Mastacăn
  5.6 mi away · pop. 182
• Borșeni
  5.9 mi away · pop. 378
• Unghi
  6 mi away · pop. 158
• Budești
  6.3 mi away · pop. 1,079

Browse all places in Neamț →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Ruby Tiger Moth

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Seen 2026-08-26

The Mocha

Cyclophora annularia

Seen 2026-08-26

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-08-26

Common Heath

Ematurga atomaria

Seen 2026-08-15

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-08-06

European Badger

Meles meles

Seen 2026-06-12

hedge bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Seen 2026-06-08

five-bladed motherwort

Leonurus quinquelobatus

Seen 2026-06-08

field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).