It is composed of three villages: Lunca Bradului, Neagra (Nyágra), and Sălard (Szalárd).

The commune is situated at the foot of the Călimani and Gurghiu mountains, at an altitude of about 600 m (2,000 ft).

It is crossed west to east by national road DN15 [ro] (part of European route E578), which connects Transylvania (starting in Turda) to Western Moldavia (ending in Bacău).

The Lunca Bradului train station serves the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with Baia Mare and Satu Mare.

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,666, of which 80.73% were Romanians, 8.34% Hungarians, and 4.32% Roma.