{{about||the village in Galați County|Barcea|Podolenii de Jos and Podolenii de Sus villages|Cozmești, Iași}} {{Infobox Romanian subdivision |type = commune |county = Neamț |name = Podoleni |image_flag = |image_shield = |image_skyline = La Ruine - Bociulesti - Vedere laterala.jpg |image_caption = The ruins of Buciulești Monastery |image_map = Podoleni in the Neamț County.svg |map_caption = Location in Neamț County |leader_name = Bogdan Buhușanu<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comunapodoleni.ro/index.php/primar/|title=Primar|language=ro|publisher=Podoleni town hall|website=comunapodoleni.ro|access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> |leader_party = PNL |leader_term = 2024–2028 |coordinates = {{coord|46|47|N|26|37|E|region:RO|display=it}} |elevation = 246 |elevation_min = |elevation_max = |area_total = 32.02 |area_footnotes = |population_as_of = |population_total = auto |population_footnotes = |postal_code = 617335 |area_code = +(40) 233 |website = {{URL|https://comunapodoleni.ro/}} }} '''Podoleni''' is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Negritești and Podoleni.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rezultate 2011 – Institutul Național de Statistică| url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/rpl-2011/rezultate-2011/|access-date=2022-01-02|language=ro-RO}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Prezentare locală – Comuna Podoleni|url=https://comunapodoleni.ro/index.php/prezentare-locala/|access-date=2022-01-02|language=ro-RO}}</ref>
== Geography == The commune lays {{cvt|25.6|km}} away from the Piatra Neamț municipality, which is the capital of the Neamț County. The commune is {{cvt|4017|ha}} in area, the majority of which is dedicated to agricultural use. Only {{cvt|885|ha}} is designated for "town" use.<ref name=":0" />
== History == The village of Podoleni was founded on the bank of the Bistrița river. The villages is first attested in 1479. The Buciulești Monastery was erected in 1630, and has since fallen in to ruin.<ref name=":0" />
== Demographics == {{Historical populations |source = Census data |1992 |5714 |2002 |5628 |2011 |4196 |2021 |3911 }} The 2011 Romanian census put the population of Podoleni at 4,196, a decrease from the 2002 census, which recorded the population at 5,628. The majority of the population were ethnically Romanian (96.5%), the remaining population's ethnicity was unknown (3.43%).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sR_TAB_8.xls|website=www.recensamantromania.ro}}</ref> The majority of the inhabitants (96.4%) were Romanian Orthodox, and 0.1% were Catholic.<ref name="Recensământul populației din 2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sR_TAB_13.xls|title=Tab13. Populația stabilă după religie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune|date=2011|publisher=Recensământul}}</ref>
At the 2021 census, Podoleni had a population of 3,911, of which 88.06% were Romanians.<ref name="RPL2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref>
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{{Gallery |File:PodoleniChurch.JPG|Church in Podoleni }}
{{Neamţ County}}
Category:Communes in Neamț County Category:Localities in Western Moldavia
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