PeriÃÂ is a commune in the far northwestern corner of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. The commune is composed of three villages: BÃÂlteni, BuriaÃÂ, and PeriÃÂ. It used to include BrÃÂtuleÃÂti and Cocioc villages, until these were absorbed by other villages in the commune. In Romanian, its name means "a place where pear trees grow".
Periàis situated on the border of the county with DâmboviÃÂa and Prahova counties, north of the capital city, Bucharest. It lies on the right bank of the river IalomiÃÂa and on both sides of the river VlÃÂsia.
The surface area of the commune is , and its altitude ranges from above sea level.
It was the site of the Battle of PeriÃÂ, on August 24, 1546, where Mircea the Shepherd, Voivode of Wallachia, launched a surprise attack on the boyars opposing his rule and greatly decimated them.