It comprises two towns: Vallcebre proper, and the village of Sant Julià de Fréixens.

The municipality in former times was controlled in part by the Abbot of Bagà and the barons of Peguera.

The parochial church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the patroness of the town, and is of relatively recent origin, having only been constructed in 1931.

In the urban center of the town, however, the tiny romanesque church of Sant Julià de Fréixens is located.

Consisting of a single, barrel-vaulted nave, it has been restored numerous times, leaving little of the original structure.