It covered the easternmost part of the Sunnmøre region along the border with Oppland county.

The Heggur Tunnel connects the isolated village of Tafjord with the rest of the municipality.

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

The official blazon is "Or, a strawberry branch gules" (Norwegian: På gull grunn ein raud jordbærstengel).

This design was chosen because Norddal has a tradition for producing fruits such as apples, pears, and berries, notably strawberries.

Here, he supposedly came across a troublesome "sea serpent" which he tossed onto the mountainside and can today be seen as a lighter rock pattern above the town centre Sylte.

On his journey up the valley towards Trollstigen, he received help from the farmers at Grønning to pass a rocky section called Skjærsura.

In 2008, a memorial stone was erected at the farm Døving, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) up the valley from the sea, where the first church and cemetery is believed to have been located.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Norddal was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms.

The mountains Puttegga, Karitinden, and Tordsnose sit on the eastern border of the municipality.