Băbeni

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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = town

|name = Băbeni

|county = Vâlcea

|image_flag =

|image_shield = ROU_VL_Babeni_CoA.png

|image_skyline = RO VL Babeni 14.jpg

|image_caption = Historical mansion in Băbeni

|image_location =

|image_map = Băbeni en distrikto Vâlcea.png

|map_caption = Location in Vâlcea County

|leader_name = Ștefan Bogdan{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=9 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = PSD

|term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|44|58|30|N|24|13|52|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}

|elevation = 220

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 35.70

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 245100

|area_code = (+40) 02 50

|website = {{URL|https://orasbabeni.ro/}}

}}

Băbeni is a town located in Vâlcea County, Romania. The town, elevated to that status in 2002, administers six villages: Bonciu, Capu Dealului, Pădurețu, Români, Tătărani, and Valea Mare. It is situated in the historical region of Oltenia.

The town is located in the central part of the county, on the right bank of the Olt River, {{cvt|18|km}} southwest of the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea. It is crossed by national road {{ill|DN64|ro}}, which connects Râmnicu Vâlcea with Caracal along the Olt River. The Băbeni train station serves the CFR Line 201, which runs north-south from Podu Olt, Sibiu County, to Piatra-Olt, Olt County.

The Băbeni oil field is located on the administrative territory of the town.

{{Historical populations

|source = Census data

|2002 |9475

|2011 |8022

|2021 |7570

}}