Peștișani (Romanian: [peʃtiˈʃanʲ] ⓘ) is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania.

It is composed of seven villages: Boroșteni, Brădiceni, Frâncești, Gureni, Hobița, Peștișani, and Seuca.

[3] Peștișani is located 20 km (12 mi) west of Târgu Jiu, the seat of Gorj County, on the national road DN67D.

Positioned in the southern part of the Carpathian Mountains, specifically in the Getic Subcarpathians, on the Bistrița River, Peștișani has a Mediterranean climate.

[5][6] The village Boroșteni (originally called Borăsul, then Borăști, and eventually Boroșteni) is mentioned for the first time in a document in 1509, Brădiceni in 1518, Frâncești in 1584, Gureni in 1525, Hobița (originally called Chobița) in 1518, and Seuca in 1586.