Băsești (Hungarian: Szilágyillésfalva) is a commune in Maramureș County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Băsești, Odești (Vadafalva), Săliște (Kecskésfalva) and Stremț (Bükktótfalu).

Băsești
Commune
Wooden Church in Sălişte
Location in Maramureș County
Băsești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°28′50″N 23°08′46″E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Călăuz[1] (PNL)
Population  (2011)[2]	1,452
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MM

Sights

• Wooden Church in Odești, built in the 19th century (1832)
• Wooden Church in Săliște, built in the 20th century (1902)
• Gheorghe Pop de Băsești Memorial House

Notable people

• Gheorghe Pop de Băsești (1835–1919), Austro-Hungarian and Romanian politician
• Elena Pop-Hossu-Longin (1862–1940), Austro-Hungarian and Romanian writer, journalist and women's rights activist
• Decebal Traian Remeș (1949–2020), Romanian politician

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