Helle municipality
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Helle is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 281 km², and has a total population of 8,319 (2005). Its mayor is Gylling Haahr, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Årre.
Neighboring municipalities are Holsted to the southeast, Grindsted to the northeast, Ølgod to the north, Varde and Esbjerg to the west, and Bramming to the south.
By January 1, 2007 Helle municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, Varde, and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality.
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- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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