| County | Vrancea |
|---|---|
| Leader name | Nicolai Mărăscu[1] |
| Leader term | 2024–2028 |
| Leader party | PNL |
| Coordinates | 45°54′36″N 27°5′24″E |
| Elevation | 258 |
| Area total | 61.85 |
| Postal code | 625300 |
| Area code | +(40) 237 |
| Website | www.primaria-panciu.ro |
Panciu (ˈpant͡ʃju) is a town in Vrancea County, Romania. It lies on the river Șușița, in the southern part of Western Moldavia, 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Focșani. It administers five villages: Crucea de Jos, Crucea de Sus, Dumbrava, Neicu, and Satu Nou.
The town is located in the east-central part of the county, on the banks of the Șușița River. The region is famous for its white wines but also for its sparkling wines (white, red and rosé).
At the 2021 census, the town a population of 6,921; of those, 86% were Romanians and 2.5% Roma.[2]
Writer Ioan Slavici died in Panciu in 1926, and was buried at the hermitage within Brazi Monastery.[3]
Natives
- Stelian Isac (born 1981), footballer
- Dan Nica (born 1960), engineer and politician
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 2,737 | — |
| 1930 | 6,816 | +149.0% |
| 1948 | 4,523 | −33.6% |
| 1956 | 7,679 | +69.8% |
| 1966 | 7,948 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 7,766 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | 10,016 | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 8,903 | −11.1% |
| 2011 | 7,664 | −13.9% |
| 2021 | 6,921 | −9.7% |
Census data
References
- ^ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Mănăstirea Brazi" (in Romanian). arhiepiscopiabzvn.ro. January 13, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2021.