The commune is composed of three villages: Agârbiciu (Arbegen; Szászegerbegy), Axente Sever and Șoala (Schaal; Sálya).

Located in the northern part of Sibiu County, just south of the town of Copșa Mică, it is crossed by national road DN14 [ro].

The Axente Sever halt serves the CFR rail line 208, which runs north from Sibiu to Copșa Mică.

The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Axente Sever and Agârbiciu.

At the start of the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, the locality passed under Romanian administration; after the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania.