The commune is located in the east-central part of Maramureș County, on the right bank of the Iza River. It lies at an altitude of 370 m (1,210 ft), in the western foothills of the Maramureș Mountains [ro]. The county seat, Baia Mare, is some 75 km (47 mi) to the west.
At the 2021 census, Rozavlea had a population of 2,986, with an absolute majority (91.5%) of ethnic Romanians.[2]