Våler Municipality (Østfold)
Våler Municipality
Våler kommune | |
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Våler church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Østfold within Norway | |
Våler within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°28′21″N 10°55′1″E / 59.47250°N 10.91694°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Østfold |
| Administrative centre | Kirkebygden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011) | Reidar Kaabbel (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 257 km2 (99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 239 km2 (92 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #298 in Norway |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 5,335 |
| • Density | 22.3/km2 (57.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vålersokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3114 |
| Website | Official website |
Våler is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is Kirkebygden. The parish of Vaaler was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).