Vartdal

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Vartdal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village Vartdal.

It was created by a split from Ulstein on 1 January 1895. The new municipality, which was called Vartdalstranden at that time, had a population of 736. The name was changed (shortened) to Vartdal in 1918.

On 1 January 1964 Vartdal was incorporated into its neighboring municipality to the south, Ørsta. Prior to the merger Vartdal had a population of 1.315.[1]

The village Vartdal, which for administrative purposes is named Sætre, currently has a population of 375. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
  2. ^ Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006".
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