Vardal Municipality
Vardal Municipality
Vardal herred | |
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Old farmhouse in Vardal | |
Oppland within Norway | |
Vardal within Oppland | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′58″N 10°31′28″E / 60.8162°N 10.52443°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Vestoppland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Vestre Toten Municipality and Gjøvik Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vardal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960-1963) | Alf R. Iversen (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 272.9 km2 (105.4 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #301 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 708 m (2,323 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 9,584 |
| • Rank | #76 in Norway |
| • Density | 35.1/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.3% |
| Demonyms | Vardøl Vardøling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0527 |
Vardal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 273-square-kilometre (105 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Gjøvik Municipality and Vestre Toten Municipality in the traditional district of Vestoppland. The administrative centre was the village of Vardal where Vardal Church was located. Other villages in the municipality included Bybrua and Øverbygda.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 272.9-square-kilometre (105.4 sq mi) municipality was the 301st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Vardal Municipality was the 76th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 9,584. The municipality's population density was 35.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi) and its population had increased by3.3 % over the previous 10-year period.