It was located in the Drevja valley, north of the Vefsnfjorden in the northern part of the present-day Vefsn Municipality.

[9] During the German occupation of Norway (World War II), the occupiers operated a subcamp of the Stalag 380 prisoner-of-war camp in Drevja.

[10] The municipality was named after the river Drevja which flows from the lake Drevvatnet to the Vefsnfjorden.

At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Vefsn prestegjeld and the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

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