Desa is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 4,609 people as of 2021. It is composed of a single village, Desa.

The village is the location of the Castra of Desa, a Roman fort constructed in the 3rd century.

A war memorial is dedicated in the centre of the village to local losses in the First World War.

Natives Adriana Barbu (born 1961), long-distance runner Vasile Brînzănescu (born 1945), mathematician, honorary member of the Romanian Academy

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