It encompassed the Bua and Ena river valleys in the south-central part of the what is now Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county.

[10] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.

[10] The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Budalen farm (Old Norse: Buadalr) since the first Budal Church was built there.

On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Budal, removing the definite form ending -en.

At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Støren prestegjeld and the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Here is a list of people who held this position:[14] The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Budal was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms.