title: Foieni
text: # Foieni
  
  Foieni (Hungarian: Mezőfény, Hungarian pronunciation:; German: Fienen) is a commune of 1,836 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Foieni.
  
  The commune is located in the western part of the county, at a distance of 6 km (3.7 mi) from Carei and 40 km (25 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare. It borders Hungary to the west, the city of Carei to the east, Ciumești commune to the south, and Urziceni commune to the north.
  
  The Foieni sand dunes [ro] is a 10 ha (25 acres) protected area located on the territory of the commune.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Ethnic groups (2011 census):
  
  * Hungarians: 69% (55.52% in 2002)
  * Germans: 21.1% (41.60% in 2002)
  * Romanis: 5.6% (0.00% in 2002)
  * Romanians: 3.7% (2.81% in 2002)
  
  According to mother tongue, 96.38% of the population speak Hungarian as their first language.
  
  