It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

It belonged first to the Székely seat of Gyergyószék, which was subsequently absorbed into Csíkszék, then, from 1876 until 1918, to Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary.

After World War I, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

After World War II, it came under Romanian administration and became part of Romania in 1947.

[3] 98% of the commune population are Roman Catholic, 0.8% are Reformed and 0.3% are Orthodox.