 The commune was originally called Grand-Santi-Papaichton and included the now independent communes of Apatou and Papaichton.On 12 November 1976 Apatou was detached from Grand-Santi-Papaichton and became an independent commune.On 1 January 1993 Papaichton was also detached from Grand-Saint-Papaichton and became an independent commune.