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{{short description|Municipality in Telemark, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Telemark, Norway|the village within this municipality|Bamble (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Bamble
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Bamle herred
|image_skyline          = Langesund og Langøya 01.jpg
|image_caption          = Aerial view of northeastern Bamble and the Langesund-Stathelle area (left side of the fjord in the picture)
|idnumber               = 4012
|county                 = Telemark
|district               = Grenland
|capital                = [[Langesund]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Bambling or Bamling<br />''Bemling (archaic)''
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Bamble komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.bamble.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Jon Pieter Flølo
|mayor_party            = [[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 263
|area_total_km2         = 304.40
|area_land_km2          = 282.41
|area_water_km2         = 21.99
|area_water_percent     = 7.2
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 87
|population_total       = 14172
|population_density_km2 = 50.2
|population_increase    = 0.3
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|1|11|N|9|33|39|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6542393 | utm_easting = 0532208 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Bamble''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Telemark]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Grenland]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the town of [[Langesund]]. Other population centres in Bamble include the town of [[Stathelle]] and the villages of [[Bamble (village)|Bamble]], [[Botten, Telemark|Botten]], [[Herre, Norway|Herre]], and [[Valle, Telemark|Valle]].

The {{convert|304|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 263rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bamble is the 87th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,172. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|50.2|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb 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==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Bamble was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1878, the island of Langøya (population: 22), just off shore from the town of [[Langesund]], was transferred from the rural municipality of Bamble to the town of Langesund. In 1949, the town of Langesund was again enlarged by [[Municipal annexation|annexing]] an adjacent area of Bamble municipality (population: 127). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the town of [[Stathelle]] (population: 724) and the town of [[Langesund]] (population: 2,281) were both merged with the surrounding rural municipality of Bamble (population: 5,237) to form a new, larger Bamble Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Bamle'' farm ({{langx|non|Bamblar}}). The meaning of the name is unknown. It is possible that the name is the plural form derived from the word {{lang|non|bembel}} which means "[[Abdomen|belly]]". In this case, it was likely referring to a round hill or mountain.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006120600018 |title=Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt |date=1914 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=7 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=48–49 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Bamle''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Bamble''.<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> {{see also|Bømlo#Name}}

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 12 December 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a ship's wheel [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått et gull skipsratt}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[Steering wheel (ship)|ship's wheel]]. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms are nearly identical to the former arms of the town Stathelle which used them from 1954 until 1964 when it became part of Bamble. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea for this coastal municipality. [[Sailing]] and [[fishing]] have always been of great importance for the area, and a ship's wheel was thus an appropriate symbol. The arms were designed by Svein J. Haugholt. 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=Bamble |access-date=2023-09-22 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bamble, Telemark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-14.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-12-12 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-12-12-2288 |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
[[File:Bamble kirke.JPG|thumb|left|upright|[[Bamble Church]]]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Bamble. It is part of the [[Bamble prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Bamble'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Bamble||[[Bamble Church]]||[[Bamble (village)|Bamble]]||1845
|-
|[[Herre Church]]||[[Herre, Norway|Herre]]||1905
|-
|rowspan="1"|Langesund||[[Langesund Church]]||[[Langesund]]||1992
|-
|rowspan="1"|Stathelle||[[Stathelle Church]]||[[Stathelle]]||1964
|}

[[Bamble Church]] (''Bamble kirke'') is located along the [[European route E18]] highway, about {{convert|5|km}} to the south of the [[Grenland Bridge]]. It is a wooden cruciform church which was built in 1845. The church is located next to the ruins of [[St. Olav's Church (ruin)|Olav Church]] which dated to around 1145.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olavskirken – Skeidi kirke i Bamble |url=http://www.miklaborg.net/?page_id=489 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920205917/http://www.miklaborg.net/?page_id=489 |archive-date=2016-09-20 |access-date=2016-09-01 |publisher=miklaborg.net}}</ref>

==Geography==
The municipality is located along the [[Skaggerak]] coast in southeastern Norway. The village is located on the west side of the [[Frierfjorden]] and [[Langesundsfjorden]] and to the northeast of the [[Fossingfjorden]]. The southeastern tip of the large lake [[Toke (lake)|Toke]] is located in northwestern Bamble. The [[European route E18]] highway runs through Bamble, crossing into [[Porsgrunn Municipality]] via the [[Grenland Bridge]]. The [[Brevik Bridge]] also crosses the Frierfjorden, a short distance east of the Grenland Bridge. The [[Langøytangen Lighthouse]] is located near the town of [[Langesund]].

==Geology==
Bamble, lying at the southern tip of the Kongsberg-Bamble [[Formation (stratigraphy)|geological formation]], also has a unique geology that has been extensively researched by [[geologist]]s such as [[Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (geologist)|W. C. Brøgger]]. It exhibits a high grade [[gneiss]] [[terrane]] characterized by [[metasomatism]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nijland |first=T.G. |last2=Zwaan |first2=J.C. |last3=Touret |first3=L. |date=Dec 1998 |title=Topographical mineralogy of the Bamble sector, south Norway |url=http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/46017 |journal=Scripta Geologica |publisher=Naturalis |volume=118 |pages=1–46 |access-date=18 January 2013}}</ref> As such there have been many mines operating in the area, most notably the [[Ødegården Verk]] [[apatite]] mines and the [[nickel]] mines in Nystein.

==Government==
All municipalities in Norway are 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 [[Telemark District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Bamble is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/telemark/bamble#seats |access-date=2024-01-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 12
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Vestfold og Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestfold%20og%20telemark/bamble#seats |access-date=2023-09-23 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Together for Bamble
|otherparty_no             = Sammen for Bamble
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/telemark/bamble#seats |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref><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=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 10
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/telemark/bamble#seats |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 11
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 10
|RV/SV                     = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253748531 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253743351 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253737939 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 8
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Independent Conservative List
|otherparty_no             = Uavhengig konservativ list
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253726325 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Herre Local List
|otherparty_no             = Herre Grendeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253720378 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 23
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253710836 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|DLF/V                     = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|DLF/V                     = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |isbn=8253701144 |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 23
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 3
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 23
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 4
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 26
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|NKP                       = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|NKP                       = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bamble
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |format=PDF |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 8
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|}}
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===Mayors===
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The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Bamble (incomplete list):
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*1919-1921: [[Herman Løvenskiold (politician)|Herman Løvenskiold]] ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1971-1981: [[Kjell Bohlin]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1995-2003: Jan Erik Gyllensten ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-06-02 |title=Bamble kommune |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/bamble-kommune-1.282647 |access-date=2023-09-23 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
*2003-2007: Anne Margrete Blaker ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2015: Jon Pieter Flølo ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
*2015-2023: Hallgeir Kjeldal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023–present: Jon Pieter Flølo ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Ny ordfører i Bamble |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfoldogtelemark/ny-ordforer-i-bamble-1.16555526 |access-date=2024-01-29 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}
Bamble is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapskommuner |url=http://www.bamble.kommune.no/kommunen-var |access-date=2021-01-31 |website=bamble.kommune.no |publisher=Bamble Kommune |language=no}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Akranes]], [[Iceland]]
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Närpes]], [[Finland]]
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tønder Municipality|Tønder]], [[Denmark]]
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Västervik Municipality|Västervik]], [[Sweden]]

== Notable people ==
[[File:Turid thomassen.jpg|140px|thumb|Turid Thomassen, 2010]]
[[File:Jørn Lier Horst, tegelstensvegg.jpg|140px|thumb|Jørn Lier Horst, 2010]]
* [[Marcus Olaus Bockman]] (1849 in Langesund – 1942), a Norwegian-American Lutheran theologian in [[Minnesota]]
* [[Marie Høeg]] (1866 in Langesund – 1949), a photographer and suffragist
* [[William Houlder Zachariasen]] (1906 in Langesund – 1979), a Norwegian-American physicist, pioneering specialist in [[X-ray crystallography]] and the structure of glass in [[University of Chicago|Chicago]]
* [[Arne Selberg]] (1910 in Langesund – 1989), a civil engineer who designed suspension bridges
* [[Sigmund Selberg]] (1910–1994), a mathematician who worked on the distribution of [[prime numbers]] 
* [[Atle Selberg]] (1917 in Langesund – 2007), a mathematician who worked on [[analytic number theory]] 
* [[Kjell Bohlin]] (1928–2011), a politician and Mayor of Bamble from 1971 to 1981
* [[Turid Thomassen]] (born 1965 in Stathelle), the leader of the [[Red Party (Norway)|Norwegian Red party]] 2010 to 2012
* [[Sverre Gjørvad]] (born 1966 in Stathelle), a jazz musician (drums) and composer
* [[Odd Ivar Solvold]] (born 1969 in Bamble), a chef, restaurateur, and author of cook books
* [[Jørn Lier Horst]] (born 1970 in Bamble), an author of crime fiction and former Police officer
* [[K-391|Kenneth Nilsen]] (born 1994 in Bamble), a music producer who uses the stage name ''K-391''

=== Sport ===
* [[Thor Thorvaldsen]] (1909 in Bamble – 1987), a sailor and two-time Olympic champion
* [[Jan Halvor Halvorsen]] (born 1963 in Bamble), a former footballer with 250 club caps and 5 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Ella Gjømle Berg]] (born 1979 in Stathelle), a cross-country skier

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Bamble}}
*{{wiktionary-inline|Bamble}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/bamble Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Telemark}}

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