County

Vâlcea County: localities in numbers

Vâlcea County has 89 localities and 379,651 residents across 5,765 km², or 66 people per km². Population: −5.9% between 2016 and 2026.

379,651 residents
89 localities
5,765 km²
66 people/km²

Map and records: Vâlcea County

Population (by registered residence)

Râmnicu Vâlcea111,574
Drăgășani18,483
Băbeni8,698
Călimănești8,397
Mihăești7,045

Population change over 10 years

Vlădești+18.0%
Budești+14.2%
Bujoreni+12.4%
Dăești+4.9%
Mihăești+4.2%

Population density

Râmnicu Vâlcea1,309 people/km²
Drăgășani403.4 people/km²
Băbeni235.8 people/km²
Băile Govora181.7 people/km²
Vlădești181.1 people/km²

All localities in Vâlcea County

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Locality	Population (by registered residence)	Population change over 10 years	Population density	Area	Active companies in the trade register per 1,000 inhabitants	Companies registered in the last 12 months per 1,000 inhabitants
Râmnicu Vâlcea	111,574	−6.2%	1,309 people/km²	85.2 km²	58.9 ‰	3.55 ‰
Drăgășani	18,483	−11.9%	403.4 people/km²	45.8 km²	46.7 ‰	2.33 ‰
Băbeni	8,698	−7.5%	235.8 people/km²	36.9 km²	30.1 ‰	1.61 ‰
Călimănești	8,397	−5.3%	80.6 people/km²	104.2 km²	42.9 ‰	1.79 ‰
Mihăești	7,045	+4.2%	129.5 people/km²	54.4 km²	38.5 ‰	5.39 ‰
Brezoi	6,936	−3.9%	30.6 people/km²	226.8 km²	33.4 ‰	1.44 ‰
Budești	6,814	+14.2%	114.8 people/km²	59.3 km²	42.3 ‰	3.08 ‰
Horezu	6,601	−6.0%	56.8 people/km²	116.3 km²	58.3 ‰	3.48 ‰
Bujoreni	5,515	+12.4%	168.7 people/km²	32.7 km²	56.6 ‰	5.98 ‰
Frâncești	5,070	−5.3%	82.0 people/km²	61.8 km²	19.1 ‰	0.59 ‰
Berbești	5,005	−10.1%	93.9 people/km²	53.3 km²	26.8 ‰	1.20 ‰
Bălcești	4,925	−5.3%	50.2 people/km²	98.0 km²	29.2 ‰	2.64 ‰
Băile Olănești	4,235	−7.2%	25.8 people/km²	164.3 km²	33.3 ‰	2.13 ‰
Ionești	4,116	−2.1%	76.3 people/km²	53.9 km²	25.3 ‰	2.92 ‰
Păușești-Măglași	3,978	−1.0%	131.0 people/km²	30.4 km²	46.3 ‰	3.02 ‰
Alunu	3,896	−11.7%	62.3 people/km²	62.5 km²	19.0 ‰	1.54 ‰
Vaideeni	3,890	−2.5%	24.6 people/km²	158.4 km²	46.3 ‰	4.11 ‰
Galicea	3,716	−3.3%	69.1 people/km²	53.8 km²	29.3 ‰	1.88 ‰
Vlădești	3,686	+18.0%	181.1 people/km²	20.4 km²	51.8 ‰	2.98 ‰
Fârtățești	3,641	−6.0%	46.5 people/km²	78.4 km²	15.1 ‰	1.10 ‰
Ocnele Mari	3,482	−0.5%	132.5 people/km²	26.3 km²	28.7 ‰	3.45 ‰
Prundeni	3,431	−16.9%	85.0 people/km²	40.4 km²	27.7 ‰	2.04 ‰
Stoilești	3,404	−10.9%	53.5 people/km²	63.6 km²	16.2 ‰	1.47 ‰
Tomșani	3,381	−9.4%	89.9 people/km²	37.6 km²	21.9 ‰	1.77 ‰
Stoenești	3,286	−5.5%	69.9 people/km²	47.0 km²	28.9 ‰	4.26 ‰
Nicolae Bălcescu	3,243	−4.4%	42.0 people/km²	77.1 km²	19.1 ‰	2.78 ‰
Mateești	3,225	+1.5%	81.9 people/km²	39.4 km²	28.8 ‰	2.17 ‰
Dăești	3,213	+4.9%	87.4 people/km²	36.8 km²	37.7 ‰	3.11 ‰
Slătioara	3,184	−5.7%	65.4 people/km²	48.6 km²	31.4 ‰	1.26 ‰
Cernișoara	3,154	−14.5%	51.6 people/km²	61.1 km²	19.7 ‰	2.22 ‰
Ștefănești	3,095	−5.2%	87.8 people/km²	35.3 km²	20.4 ‰	1.29 ‰
Bărbătești	3,018	−10.7%	71.9 people/km²	42.0 km²	31.1 ‰	2.98 ‰
Costești	3,003	−7.2%	27.4 people/km²	109.6 km²	27.3 ‰	2.00 ‰
Lungești	3,003	−4.8%	50.6 people/km²	59.3 km²	14.0 ‰	1.67 ‰
Orlești	2,915	+1.0%	77.0 people/km²	37.9 km²	34.3 ‰	2.74 ‰
Pietrari	2,891	−2.2%	142.3 people/km²	20.3 km²	24.6 ‰	1.73 ‰
Popești	2,871	−5.5%	54.5 people/km²	52.7 km²	24.0 ‰	4.88 ‰
Șușani	2,815	−12.6%	42.6 people/km²	66.1 km²	16.0 ‰	0.36 ‰
Olanu	2,800	−6.0%	83.9 people/km²	33.4 km²	29.6 ‰	1.43 ‰
Copăceni	2,727	−1.7%	43.4 people/km²	62.9 km²	17.2 ‰	2.20 ‰
Bunești	2,658	−5.4%	115.7 people/km²	23.0 km²	21.8 ‰	0.38 ‰
Golești	2,656	+3.2%	42.8 people/km²	62.1 km²	37.7 ‰	3.01 ‰
Berislăvești	2,637	−4.7%	39.5 people/km²	66.8 km²	18.2 ‰	3.03 ‰
Muereasca	2,580	−1.9%	60.0 people/km²	43.0 km²	17.1 ‰	1.16 ‰
Stroești	2,532	−8.3%	63.5 people/km²	39.9 km²	20.5 ‰	0.79 ‰
Grădiștea	2,531	−5.2%	52.6 people/km²	48.2 km²	18.6 ‰	0.79 ‰
Băile Govora	2,448	−14.6%	181.7 people/km²	13.5 km²	31.9 ‰	0.82 ‰
Laloșu	2,437	−1.9%	54.2 people/km²	45.0 km²	14.0 ‰	2.05 ‰
Oteșani	2,435	−9.7%	72.5 people/km²	33.6 km²	18.1 ‰	2.05 ‰
Câineni	2,358	−6.3%	9.3 people/km²	252.6 km²	26.3 ‰	0.85 ‰
Păușești	2,341	−10.3%	91.3 people/km²	25.6 km²	23.9 ‰	1.71 ‰
Sinești	2,322	−6.6%	56.1 people/km²	41.4 km²	18.9 ‰	2.58 ‰
Valea Mare	2,248	−14.0%	30.3 people/km²	74.1 km²	27.1 ‰	4.45 ‰
Tetoiu	2,244	−9.0%	35.6 people/km²	63.0 km²	18.3 ‰	0.45 ‰
Sălătrucel	2,236	+4.0%	55.8 people/km²	40.0 km²	16.1 ‰	1.34 ‰
Roșiile	2,212	−12.3%	31.3 people/km²	70.7 km²	17.6 ‰	1.36 ‰
Șirineasa	2,191	−7.2%	46.2 people/km²	47.5 km²	16.9 ‰	1.83 ‰
Roești	2,188	+2.1%	77.4 people/km²	28.3 km²	14.2 ‰	1.83 ‰
Sutești	2,078	−4.3%	79.6 people/km²	26.1 km²	28.4 ‰	0.00 ‰
Crețeni	2,072	−6.8%	80.2 people/km²	25.8 km²	23.6 ‰	2.41 ‰
Perișani	2,026	−10.7%	12.9 people/km²	156.6 km²	14.8 ‰	0.99 ‰
Livezi	2,023	−12.9%	33.8 people/km²	59.8 km²	17.8 ‰	2.97 ‰
Diculești	1,906	−1.9%	55.6 people/km²	34.3 km²	28.3 ‰	2.62 ‰
Lăpușata	1,894	−9.5%	39.9 people/km²	47.4 km²	20.6 ‰	0.00 ‰
Măldărești	1,891	−5.0%	61.4 people/km²	30.8 km²	27.0 ‰	3.17 ‰
Zătreni	1,878	−19.3%	27.0 people/km²	69.6 km²	15.4 ‰	1.06 ‰
Dănicei	1,841	−10.0%	32.2 people/km²	57.1 km²	26.1 ‰	1.09 ‰
Scundu	1,811	−8.7%	55.0 people/km²	32.9 km²	7.2 ‰	1.10 ‰
Glăvile	1,792	−8.9%	35.8 people/km²	50.0 km²	15.6 ‰	2.79 ‰
Lădești	1,777	+0.5%	35.5 people/km²	50.0 km²	16.3 ‰	1.13 ‰
Drăgoești	1,746	−13.0%	59.9 people/km²	29.2 km²	21.8 ‰	2.86 ‰
Racovița	1,741	−3.4%	29.0 people/km²	60.0 km²	21.3 ‰	2.30 ‰
Malaia	1,709	−6.3%	4.4 people/km²	392.4 km²	49.2 ‰	5.85 ‰
Măciuca	1,688	−3.9%	36.5 people/km²	46.2 km²	39.7 ‰	2.37 ‰
Amărăști	1,553	−14.2%	54.7 people/km²	28.4 km²	30.3 ‰	1.29 ‰
Voicești	1,542	−2.2%	65.5 people/km²	23.5 km²	14.9 ‰	1.95 ‰
Făurești	1,485	+1.5%	50.0 people/km²	29.7 km²	23.6 ‰	0.00 ‰
Voineasa	1,416	−9.6%	3.1 people/km²	462.8 km²	69.2 ‰	2.82 ‰
Pesceana	1,340	−18.3%	47.0 people/km²	28.5 km²	16.4 ‰	0.75 ‰
Ghioroiu	1,289	−17.4%	16.6 people/km²	77.5 km²	14.7 ‰	0.00 ‰
Milcoiu	1,261	+2.7%	41.9 people/km²	30.1 km²	34.1 ‰	3.97 ‰
Lăcusteni	1,248	−11.9%	40.1 people/km²	31.1 km²	15.2 ‰	3.21 ‰
Gușoeni	1,199	−18.4%	32.5 people/km²	36.9 km²	25.0 ‰	3.34 ‰
Stănești	1,151	−4.4%	35.2 people/km²	32.7 km²	15.6 ‰	0.87 ‰
Mădulari	1,147	−20.4%	33.8 people/km²	33.9 km²	20.1 ‰	0.87 ‰
Boișoara	1,077	−18.0%	14.0 people/km²	77.2 km²	16.7 ‰	0.00 ‰
Runcu	921	−1.5%	20.3 people/km²	45.3 km²	21.7 ‰	3.26 ‰
Mitrofani	891	−5.6%	51.3 people/km²	17.4 km²	26.9 ‰	4.49 ‰
Titești	642	−20.3%	22.1 people/km²	29.1 km²	23.4 ‰	0.00 ‰

Vâlcea County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Vâlcea County	Romania
Active companies in the trade register per 1,000 inhabitants	38.4 ‰	60.3 ‰
Companies registered in the last 12 months per 1,000 inhabitants	2.63 ‰	3.92 ‰
Length of the gas distribution network per 1,000 inhabitants	3.44 km	3.48 km
Natural gas distributed per inhabitant (m³)	5,351 m³	325,688 m³
Length of the drinking-water network per 1,000 inhabitants	7.76 km	4.84 km
Drinking water distributed per inhabitant (m³)	35.3 m³	39.9 m³
Length of the sewer network per 1,000 inhabitants	4.30 km	3.05 km
Doctors per 1,000 inhabitants	2.20 ‰	3.53 ‰
Family doctors per 1,000 inhabitants	0.53 ‰	0.60 ‰
Pharmacists per 1,000 inhabitants	0.80 ‰	1.08 ‰
School population (children, pupils and students) per 1,000 inhabitants	127 ‰	163 ‰
Education units per 10,000 inhabitants	3.4 per 10,000 inh.	3.1 per 10,000 inh.
Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant	5.2 nights	2.0 nights
Tourist arrivals per 1,000 inhabitants	1,688 ‰	930 ‰
Building permits for residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants	1.52 ‰	1.87 ‰
People settling in the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants	16.2 ‰	18.5 ‰
People leaving the municipality per 1,000 inhabitants	19.0 ‰	20.1 ‰
Existing dwellings	203,394	10,177,161
Dwellings per 1,000 inhabitants	535.8 ‰	470.2 ‰
Average living floor area per dwelling (m²)	47.4 m²	51.1 m²
Dwellings completed in the year per 1,000 inhabitants	2.63 ‰	3.20 ‰
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants	222 ‰	252 ‰
Registered unemployed as a share of labour resources (working-age population)	1.9%	2.0%
Live births per 1,000 inhabitants	5.1 ‰	6.7 ‰
Deaths per 1,000 inhabitants	12.3 ‰	11.1 ‰
Tourist accommodation places per 1,000 inhabitants	50.8 ‰	29.5 ‰

Frequently asked questions

How many localities are there in Vâlcea County?

Vâlcea County has 89 localities. The most populous is Râmnicu Vâlcea, with 111,574 residents.

What is the population of Vâlcea County?

Vâlcea County has 379,651 residents (2026), or 66 people per km².

Which locality in Vâlcea County is growing fastest?

Vlădești has the fastest growth in Vâlcea County over 10 years: +18.0%.