It is composed of six villages: Corbești (Maroshollód), Ilteu (Iltő), Obârșia (Óborsa), Petriș, Roșia Nouă (Rósa), and Seliște (Marosszeleste).

Petriș is traversed by the national road DN7, which links Bucharest with the Banat region.

The Petriș and Ilteu train stations serve the CFR Line 200, which runs from Brașov to Arad and on to Curtici on the Hungarian border.

The first documentary records of Petriș, Corbești, Ilteu, and Roșia Nouă date back to 1743.

The commune's present-day economy can be characterized by a dynamic force, with significant developments in several sectors.