The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of 90 m (300 ft), on the banks of the rivers Dâmbovnic and Ilfovăț.

The Vadu Lat and Anghelești train stations serve the CFR Main Line 900, which connects Bucharest with the western city of Timișoara.

The Bucșani Solar Park is a large thin-film photovoltaic power system, built on a 24 ha (59 acres) plot of land in the commune.

The solar park is projected to extend over a surface of 130 ha (320 acres), reaching a production capacity of 130MW by 2027.

One of the most important employers in the county is Baza Vadu Lat (a small storehouse that buys the crops from farmers in the region).