Puiești is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of approximately 4,590.

[3] Puiești is situated in the northeast of Buzău County, about 15 km East from the city Râmnicu Sărat, on the border with Vrancea County.

It is composed of seven villages: Dăscălești, Lunca, Măcrina, Nicolești, Plopi, Puieștii de Jos (the commune centre) and Puieștii de Sus.

Most of the inhabitants of this commune practice agriculture in small family farms.

There is a church, a police station, a small hospital, a primary school and a few places to go out like bars and pubs.