Location map: Valea Lungă (Alba County)
Locality · Alba County

Valea Lungă (Alba County): population and statistics

Valea Lungă has a population of 3,057 (2026) across 74.7 km², or 40.9 people per km². It ranks 1,543 of 3,181 localities by population. Its population is falling: −2.6% between 2016 and 2026.

  • 3,057 residents
  • 74.7 km²
  • 41 people/km²

Key points

Among the 78 localities in Alba County, Valea Lungă ranks No. 24 by population.

Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant: 0.0 nights in Valea Lungă, compared with an average of 1.5 nights in Alba County and 2.0 nights nationally.

Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: 0.33 ‰ in Valea Lungă, compared with an average of 2.02 ‰ in Alba County and 3.53 ‰ nationally.

Valea Lungă: the most common activity among active businesses is Retail trade (except motor vehicles) (35 businesses).

Valea Lungă in numbers

Population (by registered residence)
3,057
ranked 1,543 of 3,181
−2.6%over 10 years
2016–2026
Population density
41people/km²
ranked 1,892 of 3,163
Area
74.7km²
ranked 1,135 of 3,181
Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant
0.0nights
ranked 1,070 of 1,250
Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants
0.33‰
ranked 2,277 of 2,833
Companies registered in the last 12 months per 1,000 inhabitants
3.60‰
ranked 643 of 3,163
People settling in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants
20.6‰
ranked 819 of 3,163

Where is Valea Lungă?

Population of Valea Lungă over time

3,0003,0503,1003,150201620182020202220242026
Population, 2016–2026

Valea Lungă had 3,139 residents in 2016 and 3,057 in 2026.

YearPopulation (by registered residence)
20213,061
20223,038
20233,030
20243,037
20253,062
20263,057

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All indicators for Valea Lungă

Value for the locality, then the regional average and the national median (for counts: regional and national totals). The gauge places the locality between the lowest and highest value in the country.

Valea LungăNational medianHover over or tap a bar to see what it shows.

Population

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
People settling in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)20.6 ‰14.6 ‰16.0 ‰ranked 819 of 3,163
People leaving the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)18.3 ‰15.2 ‰17.3 ‰ranked 1,290 of 3,163
Live births per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)7.2 ‰6.3 ‰6.9 ‰ranked 1,399 of 3,157
Deaths per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)12.1 ‰11.6 ‰13.0 ‰ranked 1,843 of 3,163

Housing

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Length of the drinking-water network per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)9.58 km6.67 km7.67 kmranked 973 of 2,728
Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)0.98 ‰1.83 ‰1.53 ‰ranked 1,653 of 2,438
Existing dwellings (2025)1,402175,15110,177,161ranked 1,697 of 3,181
Dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)458.6 ‰486.3 ‰484.8 ‰ranked 1,911 of 3,163
Average living floor area per dwelling (m²) (2025)51.5 m²51.9 m²50.3 m²ranked 1,436 of 3,163
Dwellings completed in the year per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)0.65 ‰2.51 ‰1.30 ‰ranked 1,409 of 1,926

Energy

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Length of the gas distribution network per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)7.79 km5.64 km6.17 kmranked 334 of 1,006
Natural gas distributed per inhabitant (m³) (2025)270 m³14,024 m³325,688 m³ranked 507 of 1,023

Economy

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Active companies in the trade register per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)24.9 ‰53.1 ‰29.4 ‰ranked 1,989 of 3,163
Companies registered in the last 12 months per 1,000 inhabitants (2026)3.60 ‰3.50 ‰2.10 ‰ranked 643 of 3,163

Employment

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)64 ‰268 ‰71 ‰ranked 1,753 of 3,163
Registered unemployed as a share of labour resources (working-age population) (2026)2.9%2.7%2.3%ranked 1,276 of 3,163

Tourism

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant (2025)0.0 nights1.50.4ranked 1,070 of 1,250
Tourist arrivals per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)17 ‰852 ‰200 ‰ranked 1,115 of 1,250
Tourist accommodation places per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)3.9 ‰28.1 ‰11.8 ‰ranked 1,144 of 1,362

Environment

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Drinking water distributed per inhabitant (m³) (2025)33.0 m³36.4 m³27.2 m³ranked 985 of 2,656

Health

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)0.33 ‰2.02 ‰0.52 ‰ranked 2,277 of 2,833
Family doctors per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)0.33 ‰0.46 ‰0.46 ‰ranked 2,137 of 2,807
Pharmacists per 1,000 inhabitants (2024)0.33 ‰0.77 ‰0.47 ‰ranked 1,579 of 2,248

Education

IndicatorValea LungăAlba CountyNationalPosition?Rank
School population (children, pupils and students) per 1,000 inhabitants (2025)87 ‰153 ‰91 ‰ranked 1,750 of 3,158
Education units per 10,000 inhabitants (2025)3.3 per 10,000 inh.3.8 per 10,000 inh.3.6 per 10,000 inh.ranked 1,683 of 3,122

Businesses by activity: Valea Lungă

Active businesses in the business register with a recorded activity, by section and by activity (NACE Rev. 2). Only activities with at least 3 businesses are shown.

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Most common activities

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Valea Lungă?

Valea Lungă has 3,057 residents (2026), ranking 1,543 of 3,181 localities.

How big is Valea Lungă?

Valea Lungă covers 74.7 km², with a density of 41 people per km².

Is the population of Valea Lungă growing?

Between 2016 and 2026, the population of Valea Lungă went from 3,139 to 3,057, a change of −2.6%.

Where is Valea Lungă?

Valea Lungă is in Alba County. Latitude 46.131, longitude 24.080.

Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant: what is the figure for Valea Lungă?

In Valea Lungă, “Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant” stands at 0.0 nights (2025), ranking 1,070 of 1,250 localities; the national median is 0.4 nights.

Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants: what is the figure for Valea Lungă?

In Valea Lungă, “Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants” stands at 0.33 ‰ (2024), ranking 2,277 of 2,833 localities; the national median is 0.52 ‰.

Which localities border Valea Lungă?

The nearest to Valea Lungă are Micăsasa (4.3 km), Jidvei (11 km), Cenade (11 km), Axente Sever (11 km), Șeica Mică (11 km).