This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a girl playing a trumpet.

The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used.

The legend tells that the farmers were warned for the Scots by a local girl with a trumpet.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Sel is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Large parts of the very first national park in Norway, Rondane National Park is situated in the municipality of Sel and has its main entrances from the mountain villages of Høvringen and Mysuseter.

Although it has a small population, Sel is one of the more scenic and historically significant areas of the Gudbrandsdalen valley.

The Otta River leads up to the historically important Vågå and Lom regions and the passes to the west into the Jotunheimen mountain range.