Other villages include Gåsbakken, Hovin, Korsvegen, Kvål, Ler, Lundamo, Storsand, and Øysand.

The extensive lowland areas in the almost flat valley surrounding the Gaula River are dominated by grain fields.

The official blazon is "Gules, a bowman genuant Or" (Norwegian: På rød bunn en gull knestående bueskytter).

The arms were chosen to symbolize a local hero, Einar Tambarskjelve, who was a famous chief and archer from Melhus in the 11th century.

It was the site of the farm Rimul, near Melhus at which Jarl Haakon was killed by his slave, Tormod Kark.

Jarlshola is the location in Melhus thought to have been the hiding place of Jarl Haakon and Tormod Kark on their last night before the infamous murder at Rimul.

The 695-square-kilometre (268 sq mi) municipality of Melhus includes the valley of the river Gaula as it flows northwards towards its mouth at the Gaulosen, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Melhus is made up of 37 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

Here is a list of people who have held this position:[31] European route E6 runs north and south through the municipality, following the Gaula River.

There is also a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long stretch of European route E39 passes east and west in the northern part of Melhus between Buvika and Leinstrand.