Vatne, Møre og Romsdal

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Vatne is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

The municipality was created by a split from Skodje on 1 January 1902. At that time Vatne had a population of 1,547.

On 1 January 1965 the island Dryna and the area on Midøya, with 334 inhabitants, were merged with Sør-Aukra to create the new municipality Midsund. The rest of Vatne, with 2,260 inhabitants, was incorporated into Haram. [1]

The village Vatne has a population of 1,636 [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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