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{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{About|the municipality in Norway|the seafood company|Austevoll Seafood}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Austevoll
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Austevold herred
|former_name1           = Østervold herred
|image_skyline          = Bekkjarvik havn.JPG
|image_caption          = Bekkjarvik harbour
|idnumber               = 4625
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Midhordland
|capital                = [[Storebø]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1886
|preceded               = [[Sund, Norway|Sund Municipality]]
|demonym                = Austevolling
|language               = Nynorsk
|flag                   = Flag of Austevoll.gif
|coatofarms             = Austevoll komm.svg
|webpage                = www.austevoll.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Bente Kari Sletten Taranger
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 323
|area_total_km2         = 117.22
|area_land_km2          = 114.27
|area_water_km2         = 2.95
|area_water_percent     = 2.5
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 177
|population_total       = 5297
|population_density_km2 = 46.4
|population_increase    = 9.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|02|16|N|05|16|06|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6661498 |utm_easting = 0292174 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Austevoll''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] and an [[archipelago]] in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Midthordland]] in [[Western Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] is the village of [[Storebø]] on the island of [[Huftarøy]]. Other villages include [[Årland]], [[Austevollshella]], [[Bakkasund]], [[Bekkjarvik]], [[Birkeland, Hordaland|Birkeland]], [[Haukanes]], [[Husavik, Austevoll|Husavik]], [[Kolbeinsvik]], [[Otterå]], [[Våge, Austevoll|Våge]], and [[Vinnes]].

The municipality consists of hundreds of [[island]]s located southwest of the city of [[Bergen]]. The municipality is considered to be among the ports in the world with the largest ocean-going [[fishing trawler]] fleet. Since the 1980s, the [[offshoring|offshore oil industry]] and [[fish farming]] industry have both grown to be important industries in Austevoll.

The {{convert|117|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 323rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Austevoll is the 177th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,297. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|46.4|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 9.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Northern Austevoll.JPG|thumb|left|Aerial view of northern Austevoll]]
[[File:Sildajento.JPG|thumb|left|Sildajento]]
The municipality of Austevoll was established on 1 January 1886 when it was separated from the municipality of [[Sund, Norway|Sund]]. The initial population for the new municipality of Austevoll was 2,396.<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the southern part of the islands of [[Selbjørn]] and [[Huftarøy]] (population: 696) was transferred from [[Fitjar Municipality]] to Austevoll. This put the whole Austevoll archipelago in the municipality of Austevoll.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Austevollshella|Austevoll]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Austrvǫllr}}) since the first [[Austevoll Church]] was built there. The farm is now part of the village of [[Austevollshella]]. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|austr}} which means "east". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vǫllr}} which means "[[meadow]]" or "field". The municipality has changed the spelling of its name three times.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=251–252 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Østervold'' or ''Østevold''. In 1889, the spelling was changed to ''Austevold''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Austevoll''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 30 November 1984. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], four herrings [[argent]] [[in bend]] 1-2-1"'' ({{langx|no|På blå bunn fire kvite silder på skrå oppover, 1-2-1}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of four [[herring]] swimming diagonally up to the left. The charg has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The [[Swarm|shoal]] of [[herring]] was chosen for the arms since herring fishing is a very important part of the local economy. The arms were designed by John Digernes. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Austevoll |access-date=2023-05-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Austevoll, Hordaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-44.html |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-11-30 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1984-11-30-1933 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Austevoll. It is part of the [[Fana prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Austevoll'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="5"|Austevoll||[[Austevoll Church]]||[[Storebø]]||1890
|-
|[[Bekkjarvik Church]]||[[Bekkjarvik]]||1895
|-
|[[Hundvåkøy Church]]||[[Austevollshella]]||1990
|-
|[[Møkster Church]]||[[Stolmen]]||1892
|-
|[[Store-Kalsøy Chapel]]||[[Bakkasund]]||1975
|}

==Geography==
Austevoll consists of 667 islands off the west coast of [[Western Norway]]. The municipality has a total land area of {{convert|114.23|km2}} and a coastline of {{convert|337|km}}. It lies south of the Korsfjorden, west of the [[Bjørnafjorden]], and north of the [[Selbjørnsfjorden]].<ref name="Tall">{{Cite web |last=Statistics Norway |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2006 |title=Tall om Austevoll kommune |url=http://www.ssb.no/kommuner/hoyre_side.cgi?region=1244 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909153313/http://www.ssb.no/kommuner/hoyre_side.cgi?region=1244 |archive-date=9 September 2006 |language=no}}</ref> The highest point in Austevoll is the mountain [[Loddo]], reaching {{convert|244|m}} above sea level. The [[Marstein Lighthouse]] lies in the northwestern part of the municipality.

===Largest islands===
#[[Huftarøy]]
#[[Selbjørn]]
#[[Hundvåko]]
#[[Stolmen]]
#[[Storekalsøy]]
#[[Møkster]]

===Neighbours===
The island municipality shares water borders with the municipality of [[Øygarden]] to the north, [[Bergen]] and [[Bjørnafjorden (municipality)|Bjørnafjorden]] municipalities to the northeast, [[Tysnes]] municipality to the east, and [[Fitjar]] and [[Bømlo]] municipalities to the south. The [[North Sea]] lies to the west of Austevoll.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|align       = right
|direction   = vertical
|percentages = pagr
|footnote    = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1964, causing a significant change in the population.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketellingen 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1244.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1886|2396
|1891|2332
|1900|2536
|1910|2554
|1920|2760
|1930|2928
|1946|3272
|1951|3231
|1960|3413
|1970|3957
|1980|3893
|1990|4200
|2000|4406
|2010|4571
|2020|5236
|2023|5297
}}

Of the 667 islands, only eight are populated year-round. About 29% of the inhabitants live in densely populated areas. About 28% of the inhabitants are under the age of 17, which is 4.4% over the national average. About 4.7% of the inhabitants are 80 years or older.<ref name="Tall" />

===Villages===
{|class="wikitable"
!Rank!!Village!!Village Population (2005)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Statistics Norway |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2006 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821160121/http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/tab-2006-07-05-01-en.html |archive-date=21 August 2006}}</ref>!!District Population (2001)<ref name="census">{{Cite web |last=Statistics Norway |title=Folke- og bustadteljing 2001 |url=http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/1244/fob_1244_tabeller.pdf |language=no}}</ref>
|-
|1||[[Storebø]]||1,032||1,341
|-
|2||[[Bekkjarvik]]||355||489
|-
|3||[[Kolbeinsvik]]||||481
|-
|4||[[Vinnes]]||||378
|-
|5||[[Haukanes]]||||235
|}

===Inhabited islands===
{|class="wikitable"
!Rank!!Island!!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)!!Population<ref name="census" />!!Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)!!Largest settlement!!Highest point!!Elevation (m)
|-
|1||[[Huftarøy]]||50.4||2,435||48.3||[[Storebø]]||[[Loddo]]||244
|-
|2||[[Selbjørn]]||25||956||38.24||[[Bekkjarvik]]||[[Kongsafjellet]]||185
|-
|3||[[Hundvåkøy]]||10.7||554||51.7||[[Austevollshella]]||||61
|-
|4||[[Stolmen]]||7.9||206||26.0||[[Våge, Austevoll|Våge]]||[[Såta (Stolmen)|Såta]]||60
|-
|5||[[Storekalsøy]]||6||167||27.0||[[Bakkasund]]||[[Mjuken]]||57
|-
|6||[[Møkster]]||||65||||||||
|-
|7||[[Litlekalsøy]]||||26||||||||
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160px">
File:Bekkjarviksundet.JPG|Bekkjarviksundet, between [[Selbjørn]] and [[Huftarøy]].
File:Marstein lighthouse.JPG|[[Marstein Lighthouse]]
File:Stolmasundet.JPG|Stolmasundet, between [[Stolmen]] and [[Selbjørn]].
File:Olav fra Austevold kirke.jpg|[[Olaf II of Norway]] from [[Austevoll Church]]
</gallery>

==Industry==
[[Fishing]] is the most important industry in Austevoll, as it has been for centuries. Traditionally, fishing has taken place in coastal areas, not far off shore. After decades of [[overfishing]], the [[herring]] disappeared in the 1950s. This forced a restructuring of the fishing fleet. Since the 1960s, the shipping companies built bigger ships, and went further out into the seas, and they began fishing for other fish species, not just herring. The overfishing of herring also forced better research on fishing, resulting in the [[Norwegian Institute of Marine Research]]. Austevoll is the home of the Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station.

Since the early 1980s, the offshore supply industry has emerged in the wake of the offshore Norwegian oil industry. The offshore shipping company [[DOF ASA|DOF]], which is listed on the [[Oslo Stock Exchange]], has its headquarters at [[Storebø]].

==Education==
There are five [[primary schools]] and one [[middle school]] in Austevoll, all run by the municipality. There is also one [[secondary school]], teaching mainly fishing and nautical subjects. This is operated by the [[Hordaland County Municipality]].

==Transportation==
Austevoll has [[RORO|car ferry]] connections from Hufthammar on the north tip of Huftarøy to Krokeide in Bergen, and from [[Husavik, Austevoll|Husavik]] on the south tip of Huftarøy to Sandvikvåg in [[Fitjar]]. The municipality is also connected by express boats to Bergen in the north, and [[Stord (island)|Stord]], [[Haugesund]], and [[Stavanger]] in the south. All express boat routes are operated by Norled, and ferry routes are operated by [[Fosen Trafikklag|Fosen Namsos]].

The islands of Huftarøy and Selbjørn, Selbjørn and Stolmen, and Hundvåkøy and Storekalsøy are connected with bridges. A fourth bridge, connecting Huftarøy and Hundvåkøy, was opened on 17 November 2007. This bridge, which in fact consists of two bridges and two stone fillings, bears the name "Austevollsbrua".

==Government==
Austevoll Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Hordaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Austevoll is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms.

From 1995 to 1999 the Socialist Left Party held one seat. In the 1999–2003 election period an all-party female electoral list held one seat in the council. In the 2003-2007 election period The Liberal Party was represented in the municipal council and held one seat. From 2011 to 2015, a coalition of the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] and [[Centre Party (Norway)|Center Party]] held power in the council. The coalition also consisted of the [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic Party]] before 2011. In 2011, the coalition won 12 of the 21 seats in the municipal council and had an electoral and political cooperation. The [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]], [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour Party]], and Christian Democratic Party make up the opposition.

The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/austevoll#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|INP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/austevoll#seats |access-date=2020-02-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hordaland/austevoll#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 10
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Austevoll List
|otherparty_no             = Austevolllista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Selbjørn common list
|otherparty_no             = Selbjørn Fellesliste 
|otherparty_number         = 5
|otherparty1               = Non-party local list for Storekalsøy
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk Bygdeliste for Storeka1søy
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Local_Lists               = 27
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Local_Lists               = 27
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Local_Lists               = 23
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Local_Lists               = 23
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|AFS                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Austevoll
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Austevoll:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former mayors of Austevoll municipality |url=http://www.austevoll.kommune.no/tidlegare-ordfoerarar.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180427/http://www.austevoll.kommune.no/tidlegare-ordfoerarar.html |archive-date=24 July 2011 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fattigstyret i Møkster sokn |url=http://lokalhistorie.austevoll.kommune.no/ARTIKLAR/Sosiale/1814-1905/fattigstyretimoekstersokn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003094731/http://lokalhistorie.austevoll.kommune.no/ARTIKLAR/Sosiale/1814-1905/fattigstyretimoekstersokn.htm |archive-date=3 October 2011 |language=no |df=dmy}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! &nbsp;#&nbsp;
! Name!! Office!! Political Party!! Occupation
|-
|{{center|1}}||[[Ole Olsen Strømme]]||1886–1901|| ||[[Bell ringer|Church bell ringer]]
|-
|{{center|2}}||[[Peder Olai Kleppe]]||1902–1919|| ||[[Fisherman]]
|-
|{{center|3}}||[[Olai Naustheller]]||1920–1925|| ||[[Farmer]]
|-
|{{center|4}}||[[Mikkel Nilsen Birkeland]]||1926–1935|| ||Farmer
|-
|{{center|5}}||[[Magnus Larssen]]||1935–1937|| ||[[School teacher]]
|-
|{{center|6}}||[[Salomon O. Fagerbakke]]||1938–1945|| ||[[Fisherman]]
|-
|{{center|7}}||[[Salomon V. Kalvenes]]||1946–1959|| ||Fisherman
|-
|{{center|8}}||[[Rikard S. Storebø]]||1960–1969||[[Liberal Party of Norway|Liberal Party]]||[[Social security|Social security manager]]
|-
|{{center|9}}||[[Peder Kalve]]||1970–1975||[[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]||[[Maritime pilot]]
|-
|{{center|10}}||[[Magnus Stangeland]]||1976–1981||[[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]]||[[Principal (school)|School principal]]
|-
|{{center|11}}||[[Knut K. Kalvenes]]||1982–1985||[[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]<ref name="hoeyre1">{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=Knut Kalvenes |url=http://austevoll.hoyre.no/personer/01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070515192636/http://austevoll.hoyre.no/personer/01 |archive-date=15 May 2007 |access-date=19 December 2007 |publisher=Høyre |language=no}}</ref>||[[Retailer]]
|-
|{{center|12}}||[[Hallvard Møgster]]||1986–1989||[[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic Party]]||[[Sea captain|Captain]]
|-
|{{center|13}}||[[Inge Bjarne Storebø]]||1990–2001||[[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]||[[Bank|Bank manager]]
|-
|{{center|14}}||[[Olav P. Årland]]||2001–2003||[[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic Party]]||[[Shipmaster]]
|-
|{{center|15}}||[[Helge André Njåstad]]||2003–2011||[[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]||[[Student]]
|-
|{{center|16}}||Renate Møgster Klepsvik ||2011–2015||[[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] ||
|-
|{{center|17}}||[[Morten Storebø]]||2015–2023||[[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]]||[[Politician]]
|-
|{{center|18}}||Bente Kari Sletten Taranger||2023-present||[[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]]||
|}

==Notable people==
[[File:Helge André Njåstad (crop).jpg|140px|thumb|Helge André Njåstad, 2009]]
* [[:no:Abelone Møgster|Abelone Møgster, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1883 in Austevoll – 1975), a [[merchant]] and [[Norwegian resistance]] fighter 
* [[Magnus Stangeland]] (born 1941 in Austevoll), a politician, [[mayor]] of Austevoll, and [[entrepreneur]]
* [[Knut Fagerbakke]] (born 1952), a Norwegian politician who was [[Deputy Mayor]] of [[Trondheim]]
* [[Ole Rasmus Møgster]] (1958 – 2010), a Norwegian businessperson with [[Austevoll Seafood]]
* [[:no:Jan Thomas|Jan Bertin Østervold, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (born 1966 in Skien) known as ''Jan Thomas'', a [[Personal stylist|stylist]] and actor
* [[Claus Lundekvam]] (born 1973), a former footballer with 410 club caps and 40 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Helge André Njåstad]] (born 1980), a Norwegian politician who was mayor of Austevoll from 2003 to 2013

=== 1920 Summer Olympics sailors ===
* [[Ole Østervold|Ole Olsen Østervold]] (1872–1936)
* [[Halvor Møgster|Halvor Olai Møgster]] (1875–1950) 
* [[Jan Østervold|Jan Olsen Østervold]] (1876–1945) 
* [[Henrik Østervold]] (1878 in Austevoll – 1957) 
* [[Kristian Østervold|Kristian Olsen Østervold]] (1885–1960) 
* [[Rasmus Birkeland|Rasmus Ingvald Birkeland]] (1888–1972)
* [[Halvor Birkeland|Halvor Olai Birkeland]] (1894–1971)
{{See also|Sailing_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics#Medal_summary}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Austevoll}}
*{{wiktionary-inline|Austevoll}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Hordaland}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Austevoll}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/austevoll Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBLY4G3F4fE The gavl-boat "Notmann" sailing under the Selbjørn bridge]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx_PDwqrGSY 3-mountain hike in Austevoll in 10 minutes]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0pQiHXIVEE Kayaking in Austevoll]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAeDMpd7c4o Diving in Austevoll]
*AustevollGuide – TourInfo – http://www.austevollguide.no

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