| Type: | commune |
| County: | Vâlcea |
| Frâncești | |
| Leader Name: | Daniel Florin Paraschiv |
| Leader Party: | PNL |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Coordinates: | 45.013°N 24.1611°W |
| Elevation: | 236 |
| Area Total: | 62.25 |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 247195 |
| Area Code: | +(40) 250 |
Frâncești is a commune located in Vâlcea County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Băluțoaia, Coșani, Dezrobiți, Frâncești, Genuneni, Mănăilești, Moșteni, Surpatele, and Viișoara.
The commune is situated in a hilly region, in the southern foothills of the Southern Carpathians, at an altitude of . It lies on the banks of the river Bistrița and its left tributary, the Otăsău.
Frâncești is located in the central part of Vâlcea County, southwest of the county seat, Râmnicu Vâlcea. It is crossed by county road DJ646, which branches off the national road in the town of Băbeni, to the southeast.
The commune is known for two Romanian Orthodox monasteries - and - and for the churches in Genuneni and Viișoara.