Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish.

Vanausse is located 19 km (11.8 miles) southeast of the town of Viljandi, 3 km (1.8 miles) north of the small borough of Mustla, near the western shore of Lake Võrtsjärv.

Neighboring villages include Ülensi, Villa and Tarvastu.

[2] Vanausse had a population of 39, a decrease from 71 in the 2000 census.

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