| Vartdal herad | |
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Vartdal
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality ID | NO-1521 |
| Adm. Center | Sætre |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 125 km2 (48.3 sq mi) |
| Created from | Ulstein in 1895 |
| Merged into | Ørsta in 1964 |
Vartdal is a former municipality in the current municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village Sætre, which is also called Vartdal. The former municipality encompassed the northwestern part of present-day Ørsta, along the Vartdalsfjorden, including the village of Flåskjer. The highway E39 runs along the edge of the fjord all the way through Vartdal.[1]
The municipality was established on 1 January 1895 when the part of the municipality of Ulstein south of the Vartdalsfjorden was separated from the rest of Ulstein to form a new municipality which was called Vartdalsstrand. The new municipality had an initial population of 736. The name was changed (shortened) to Vartdal in 1918. On 1 January 1964, Vartdal was merged together with Hjørundfjord and Ørsta to form the new, larger municipality of Ørsta. Prior to the merger, Vartdal had a population of 1,315.[2]