Oberreute is located in the Allgäu region, on the border with Austria.

The contemporary districts of Stadels and Schönebühl once were seat of a court.

Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn and Preßburg in 1805 the municipality belongs to Bavaria.

According to the official statistics, in 1998 there were neither employees who were subject to social insurance contribution in the industrial sector, nor in the sector of trade and transport at place of work.

In the industrial sector there were six, in the main construction trade two businesses.