Valsøyfjord Municipality
Valsøyfjord Municipality
Valsøyfjord herred | |
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| Valsøfjorden herred (historic name) | |
View of the municipality | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Valsøyfjord within Møre og Romsdal | |
| Coordinates: 63°08′16″N 08°29′27″E / 63.13778°N 8.49083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| District | Nordmøre |
| Established | 1 Jan 1894 |
| • Preceded by | Aure Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Halsa Municipality and Aure Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Engan |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 155.3 km2 (60.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #366 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 977.8 m (3,208 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,262 |
| • Rank | #469 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −11.7% |
| Demonym | Valsøyfjording |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1570 |
Valsøyfjord is a former municipality that was located in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 156-square-kilometre (60 sq mi) municipality existed from 1894 until 1965. The municipality included the land surrounding the Valsøyfjorden and its entrance at the Arasvikfjorden in the present-day Aure Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county) and Heim Municipality (in Trøndelag county). The main church for the municipality, Valsøyfjord Church was located in the village of Valsøyfjord. The administrative centre was the village of Engan. Other villages in the municipality included Arasvika, Valsøybotn, and Hjellnes.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 155.3-square-kilometre (60.0 sq mi) municipality was the 366th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Valsøyfjord Municipality was the 469th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,262. The municipality's population density was 8.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 11.7% over the previous 10-year period.