[2] The municipality was formed on 1 January 2002 through the merger of Camuns, Surcasti, Tersnaus, and Uors-Peiden.

The municipal coat of arms is Vert a Bend wavy Azure fimbriated Argent and overall an Annulet of the last and a Mullet of Four Or frettee.

It symbolizes the geography of the municipality, with a river flowing through the green woods and fields.

Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (16.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It consists of the villages of Camuns, Surcasti, Tersnaus as well as Uors and Peiden, which in 1963 merged to form Uors-Peiden.

[12] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Suraua is; 32 children or 12.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 29 teenagers or 11.6% are between 10 and 19.

[14] The tower dates to the 12th century, and is first mentioned in 1253 as the property of the Freiherr von Überkastel.

During the restoration, a valuable madonna statue was discovered, which is now in the museum at Disentis Abbey.