In the village center there is a grocery shop with gasoline pumps, cafe on Saturdays, campsite, Vistdal church, school and a kindergarten.

The village is located along the south side of the Langfjorden, just west of the mouth of the Eresfjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the village of Eidsvåg.

The village of Eresfjord lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the southeast through the Vistdal valley.

The village was a part of the former municipality of Eresfjord og Vistdal from 1890 until 1964.

This Møre og Romsdal location article is a stub.