Traditionally the Ådal parish has been divided three ways. Ytre Ådal includes the village of Hallingby and is the site of  Hallingby school and Hval Church (Hval kirke).
Øvre Ådal includes the village of Nes, Ådal and is the site of Nes school, Ringmoen  school and Nes Church (Nes kirke). Vestre Ådal is the site of Viker Church and the  Ådal Mountains (Ådalsfjellene), a small mountain range which stretches from Ådal to Vassfarfoten on the border with Vassfaret and Sør-Aurdal in Oppland.