Våle
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Våle is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre was Sørby.
The municipality was created in 1837 as Waale formannskapsdistrikt. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 2,408. On 16 July 1873 an uninhabited part of Våle was moved to Ramnes municipality following a royal resolution. In 1947 a part of Botne with 8 inhabitants was moved to Våle.
On January 1, 2002 Våle was merged with Ramnes to form the new municipality Re. In 1996 Våle had a population of 3,868.
Famous residents of Våle include the author Kåre Holt (1916-1997).
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". (Norwegian)
- Registreringssentral for historiske data. Hjemmehørende folkemengde Vestfold 1801-1960. University of Tromsø. (Norwegian)
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