Nord-Vågsøy

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Nord-Vågsøy is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway, originally a part of Selje formannskapsdistrikt.

On January 1, 1910 Nord- and Sør-Vågsøy was separated from Selje to form own municipalities. Nord-Vågsøy had a population of 1111 at this point. On July 1, 1921 the farm Blesrød in Nord-Vågsøy was moved to Sør-Vågsøy.

On January 1, 1964 the new municipality of Vågsøy was created, by merging Sør-Vågsøy, Nord-Vågsøy as well as parts of Davik and Selje. Before the merger Nord-Vågsøy had a population of 1476.

Today Nord-Vågsøy refers to the northern part of Vågsøy, where the villages Raudeberg, Halsør, Vedvik, Refvik, Kvalheim og Kråkenes are located.