Editing Bygland

{{short description|Municipality in Agder, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Setesdal, Norway|the village in that municipality|Bygland (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Bygland
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Bygland and Jordalsboe.JPG
|image_caption          = View of [[Bygland (village)|Bygland]]
|idnumber               = 4220
|county                 = Agder
|district               = [[Setesdal]]
|capital                = [[Bygland (village)|Bygland]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Byglending
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Bygland komm.svg 
|webpage                = www.bygland.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Runar Flåt Granheim 
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 76
|area_total_km2         = 1311.75
|area_land_km2          = 1150.35
|area_water_km2         = 161.40
|area_water_percent     = 12.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 323
|population_total       = 1136
|population_density_km2 = 1.0
|population_increase    = -5.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|55|27|N|07|45|53|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6532278 |utm_easting = 0428881 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Bygland''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Agder]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Setesdal]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Bygland (village)|Bygland]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Åraksbø]], Austad, [[Byglandsfjord]], [[Grendi]], [[Langeid]], [[Lauvdal]], [[Litveit]], [[Longerak]], [[Moi, Agder|Moi]], [[Ose, Norway|Ose]], [[Sandnes, Bygland|Sandnes]], [[Skåmedal]], and [[Tveit, Bygland|Tveit]]. The [[Norwegian National Road 9]] runs through the municipality, following the river [[Otra]] where most of the population of Bygland lives.

[[File:Åraksbø.JPG|thumb|left|View of [[Åraksbø]]]]
The {{convert|1312|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 76th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bygland is the 323rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,136. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|1|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 5.9% 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==
[[File:Bygland ose Reiaarsfossen IMG 7433.JPG|thumb|left|View of the [[Reiårsfossen]] waterfall]]
[[File:Bygland kyrkje 2011-12-06 03 acrrW.jpg|thumb|upright|left|View of [[Bygland Church]]]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Bygland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). Since that time, the municipal boundaries have not changed.<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 ''[[Bygland (village)|Bygland]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Byggland}}) since the first [[Bygland Church]] was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|bygg}} which means "[[barley]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|land}} which means "land" or "farm".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=8 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=204 |language=no |author-link=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 15 November 1991. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a lynx [[rampant]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] [[langued]] [[gules]] and the tips of ears and tail [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|På grøn grunn ei oppspringande gull gaupe}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[Eurasian lynx|European lynx]] (''Lynx lynx'') with a red tongue and with the tips of ears and tail being black. The lynx 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 green color in the field symbolizes the importance of the [[agriculture]] and forests in the municipality. The lynx was chosen to symbolize the wild and rich nature in the rural highlands of the municipality. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. 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=Bygland |access-date=2023-01-19 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bygland, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-38.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-11-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1991-11-15-769?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpenet |url=http://www.bygland.kommune.no/kommunevaapen.295217.nn.html |access-date=2017-04-23 |publisher=Bygland kommune |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bygland kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10081205030439.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dbygland |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref> {{see also-text|the coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Hamarøy|Hamarøy]] and [[Coat of arms of Hemsedal|Hemsedal]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Bygland. It is part of the [[Otredal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Bygland'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Bygland||[[Austad Church (Aust-Agder)|Austad Church]]||[[Tveit, Bygland|Tveit]]||1880
|-
|[[Bygland Church]]||[[Bygland (village)|Bygland]]||1838
|-
|[[Sandnes Church (Aust-Agder)|Sandnes Church]]||[[Åraksbø]]||1844
|-
|rowspan="1"|Årdal||[[Årdal Church (Aust-Agder)|Årdal Church]]||[[Grendi]]||1828
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Jernbanestation ved Sætersdalsbanen - no-nb digifoto 20140408 00005 bldsa FA0156 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|View of a railway station along the [[Setesdal Line]]]]
Bygland lies in the middle of the [[Setesdal]] [[valley]] which is also a [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] in Aust-Agder county. The valley includes the municipalities of [[Bykle]], [[Valle, Norway|Valle]], Bygland, [[Iveland]], and [[Evje og Hornnes]]. The [[Otra]] river flows from the [[glacier|glacially]] scoured [[Hardangervidda]] [[plateau]] in the north, through the Setesdal valley (and through Bygland), and into the sea near the city of [[Kristiansand]]. The municipality is bordered on the north by [[Valle, Norway|Valle]], in the east by [[Fyresdal]] ([[Telemark]] county) and [[Åmli]] ([[Agder]] county), in the south by [[Froland]] and [[Evje og Hornnes]], and in the west by [[Åseral]], [[Kvinesdal]], and [[Sirdal]] (all in Agder county).

Bygland is Agder's third largest municipality in area. The majority of the area of the municipality lies in the [[Setesdalsheiene]] mountains, at an elevation of over {{convert|700|m}} above sea level. The municipality stretches from the small town [[Byglandsfjord]] in the south to the farms at [[Langeid]] in the north. Lake [[Byglandsfjorden]] is {{convert|40|km}} long and lies on the river Otra. Other lakes include the [[Åraksfjorden]], [[Gyvatn]], [[Hovatn]], [[Kvifjorden]], [[Longerakvatnet]], [[Straumsfjorden, Aust-Agder|Straumsfjorden]], and [[Topsæ]]. The rivers [[Otra]] and [[Topdalsfjorden]] both run through Bygland on their way south. The [[Reiårsfossen]] waterfall is one of many waterfalls in the municipality.

==Climate==
Byglandsfjord is situated inland in the southernmost of Norway's main valleys and has a [[humid continental climate]] (Dfb) or temperate [[oceanic climate]] (Cfb), depending on winter threshold used ({{convert|0|°C}} as in USA or {{convert|-3|°C}} as in Europe). The precipitation pattern, with autumn and winter as wettest seasons, is in line with an oceanic climate. The all-time high {{convert|33.7|°C}} was recorded in July 1986. The all-time low {{convert|-31|°C}} is from January 1941. The coldest low after 1980 is {{convert|-23.6|°C}} recorded February 1986. The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below {{convert|0|°C|1|abbr=on}}) in spring is 3 May<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2012 |title=Siste frostnatt om våren |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/siste-frostnatt-om-varen-1.8119060}}</ref> and average date for first freeze in autumn is 14 October<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2013 |title=Første frostnatt |url=https://www.yr.no/artikkel/forste-frostnatt-1.11261900}}</ref> giving a frost-free season of 163 days (1981-2010 average).

{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Byglandsfjord 1991-2020 (212 m, precipitation days 1961-90, extremes 1919-2020 includes earlier stations)
|Jan record high C = 11.7 | Jan record low C = -31
|Feb record high C = 13.4 | Feb record low C = -27.5
|Mar record high C = 18.4 | Mar record low C = -22.6
|Apr record high C = 24.4 | Apr record low C = -19.9
|May record high C = 29.4 | May record low C = -7.1
|Jun record high C = 32.1 | Jun record low C = -2.8
|Jul record high C = 33.7 | Jul record low C = 0.6
|Aug record high C = 31.7 | Aug record low C = -0.8
|Sep record high C = 25.4 | Sep record low C = -5.7
|Oct record high C = 20.7 | Oct record low C = -11
|Nov record high C = 15.9 | Nov record low C = -16.2
|Dec record high C = 12.3 | Dec record low C = -20.1
|Jan high C = 1
|Feb high C = 1
|Mar high C = 5
|Apr high C = 11
|May high C = 15
|Jun high C = 20
|Jul high C = 21
|Aug high C = 20
|Sep high C = 16
|Oct high C = 10
|Nov high C = 5
|Dec high C = 2
|year high C = 
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-1.3
|Feb mean C=-1.7
|Mar mean C=0.7
|Apr mean C=5
|May mean C=10
|Jun mean C=14.1
|Jul mean C=16.3
|Aug mean C=15.3
|Sep mean C=11.4
|Oct mean C=6.4
|Nov mean C=2.6
|Dec mean C=-0.2
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = −3
|Feb low C = −4
|Mar low C = −2
|Apr low C = 1
|May low C = 5
|Jun low C = 10
|Jul low C = 12
|Aug low C = 12
|Sep low C = 9
|Oct low C = 5
|Nov low C = 2
|Dec low C = −1
|year low C = 
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour=green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=149
|Feb precipitation mm=94
|Mar precipitation mm=84
|Apr precipitation mm=71
|May precipitation mm=86
|Jun precipitation mm=96
|Jul precipitation mm=100
|Aug precipitation mm=130
|Sep precipitation mm=136
|Oct precipitation mm=162
|Nov precipitation mm=153
|Dec precipitation mm=144
|year precipitation mm=
|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days= 15
|Feb precipitation days= 11
|Mar precipitation days= 12
|Apr precipitation days= 8
|May precipitation days= 10
|Jun precipitation days= 9
|Jul precipitation days= 10
|Aug precipitation days= 11
|Sep precipitation days= 12
|Oct precipitation days= 14
|Nov precipitation days= 15
|Dec precipitation days= 14
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= eklima/Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eklima portal |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39113:73_39117&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331191518/http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39113:73_39117&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |archive-date=31 March 2016 |access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
|source 2= weatheronline<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weatheronline |url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?LANG=en&PLZ=_____&PLZN=_____&WMO=01442&CONT=euro&R=0&LEVEL=162&REGION=0004&LAND=NO&MOD=tab&ART=TMX&NOREGION=1&FMM=1&FYY=2004&LMM=12&LYY=2020}}</ref>
|date=June 20, 2021
}}

==History==
[[File:2203. Sætersdalen Gruppe af Bønder (17065237591).jpg|thumb|right|View of Bygland farmers (c. 1885)]]
The [[Setesdal Line]] was a [[narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] steam railway which went between [[Vennesla]] and [[Byglandsfjord]] in Bygland. It was built in 1896. The Setesdal Line's operation was terminated in 1962 and the track was removed between Byglandsfjord and Beihølen.

Other transport up the [[Setesdal]] valley was provided by the steamships {{SS|Bjoren||6}} and Dølen. First placed in operation in 1866, the {{SS|Bjoren||6}} is still in operation as a tourist attraction on lake [[Byglandsfjorden]] during the summers.

==Government==
Bygland 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 [[Agder District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Bygland is made up of 15 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                      = Bygland
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/agder/bygland#seats |access-date=2024-01-28 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/agder/bygland#seats |access-date=2023-01-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|otherparty                = Setesdal List
|otherparty_no             = Setesdalslista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Aust-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/aust-agder/bygland#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Bygland local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygland Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|H/V                       = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Aust-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/aust-agder/bygland/#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|H/V                       = 3
|otherparty                = Bygland local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygland Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|H/V                       = 2
|otherparty                = Bygland local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygland Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Bygland local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygland Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|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 |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|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 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|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 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|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 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|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 |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|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 |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|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 |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bygland
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|H/V                       = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Bygland:<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bø |first1=Torleiv |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010062806125 |title=Byglands soge |last2=Skjervrak |first2=Mikkjel |last3=Lande |first3=Aasulv |year=1939 |location=Kristiansand S, Norge |language=no |accessdate=2023-07-10}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838–1841: C.A. Münster	
* 1841–1851: Andreas Møglestue	
* 1851–1863: Gunstein Grundeson Frøyrak	
* 1863–1866: Gunstein Jørundson Langerak	
* 1866–1869: Daniel Grundeson Aakhus	
* 1869–1879: Gunnar Olavson Nese	
* 1879–1887: Olav Grundeson Aakhus	
* 1887–1889: Tarald Bjørgulvson Langeid	
* 1889–1902: [[Lars Knutson Liestøl]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1902–1908: Aasulv Lande
* 1908–1911: Tarkjel K. Austad
* 1911–1914: Aasulv Lande	
* 1914–1917: Olav T. Nordgaren	
* 1917–1923: Aanund O. Langerak	
* 1923-1929: Knut O. Sandnes	
* 1929–1935: Jørund Kvaale ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])<ref name="JK">{{Cite web |title=Kvaale, Jørund (1893-1961) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=J_OKV |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=Stortinget.no | date=9 November 2021 |language=no}}</ref>
* 1935-1941: Nere Aakhus ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1941-1942: Olav Ottar Abusdal ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1942-1945: Gunnar Heistein ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945-1945: Gunnar Lande
* 1945-1947: Hallvard Lidi 
* 1947-1958: Jørund Kvaale ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])<ref name="JK" />
* 1958–1959: [[Osmund Faremo]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1960-1963: Tarkjel Langerak
* 1963–1966: [[Osmund Faremo]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1966–1968: Hallvard Frøysnes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1968-1972: Gunnar Gakkestad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]) 
* 1972–1985: Knut P. Sandnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1985–1987: Magnhild Rygg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1988-1991: Sigbjørn Horverak ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1992-1995: Torbjørn Borgi ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1995–2011: Knut A. Austad	([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2011–2019: Leiv Rygg Langerak	([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2019–2023: Sigbjørn Åge Fossdal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2023-present: Runar Granheim ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-12 |title=Granheim blir ordfører |url=https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/granheim-blir-ordforer-1.16555300 |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Attractions==
[[File:Bjoren 1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|View of the {{SS|Bjoren||6}}]]
* [[Byglandsfjord Station]], a former [[railway station]] constructed in 1896
* {{SS|Bjoren||6}}, a wood-fuelled heritage steamboat that travels the route between [[Byglandsfjord]]-Bygland and Bygland-[[Ose, Norway|Ose]] on the lake [[Byglandsfjorden]] in the summer. 
* Bygland tower, a folk [[museum]].

== Notable people ==
* [[Even Torkildsen Lande]] (1758 in Bygland – 1833), a Norwegian farmer and blacksmith who served on the [[Norwegian Constitutional Assembly]]
* [[Oscar Castberg]] (1846 in Bygland – 1917), a Norwegian painter and sculptor
* [[Hallvard Sandnes]] (1893 in Sandnes - 1968), a Norwegian schoolteacher and writer 
* [[Olav Bø]] (1918 in Bygland – 1998), a Norwegian [[folklorist]]
* [[Kjell Kristian Rike]] (1944 in Byglandsfjord – 2008), a Norwegian sports commentator

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Bygland}}
{{wiktionary|Bygland}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/bygland Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Aust-Agder}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060502082027/http://www.kulturnett.no/geografisknavigering/geografisknavigering_visning.jsp?fylke=T921062&kommune=T911607 Culture in Bygland on the map] {{in lang|no}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060829214618/http://www.setesdal.com/index.php?m=produkt&m_action=vis_prod&id=12&parent=10&spraakSet=no The Steamboat Bjoren] {{in lang|no}}

{{Agder}}
{{authority control}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

[[Category:Bygland| ]]
[[Category:Setesdal]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Agder]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]