Editing Bykle

{{short description|Municipality in Agder, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Setesdal, Norway|the village in Bykle municipality|Bykle (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Bykle
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = 
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 4222
|county                 = Agder
|district               = [[Setesdal]]
|capital                = [[Bykle (village)|Bykle]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1902
|preceded               = [[Valle, Norway|Valle Municipality]]
|demonyms               = Byklar ([[Norwegian Nynorsk|N]])<br />Bykler ([[Norwegian Bokmål|B]])
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Bykle komm.svg
|webpage                = www.bykle.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Hans Blattmann
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 60
|area_total_km2         = 1467.10
|area_land_km2          = 1253.93
|area_water_km2         = 213.17
|area_water_percent     = 14.5
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 333
|population_total       = 995
|population_density_km2 = 0.8
|population_increase    = 7.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|26|35|N|07|15|18|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6590701 |utm_easting = 0401056 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Bykle''' 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 [[Bykle (village)|Bykle]]. Other villages in Bykle municipality include [[Berdalen]], [[Bjåen]], [[Breive]], [[Hoslemo]], [[Hovden, Aust-Agder|Hovden]], and [[Nordbygdi, Agder|Nordbygdi]]. Bykle was established as a municipality on 1 January 1902 when it was separated from the municipality of [[Valle, Norway|Valle]].

The {{convert|1467|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 60th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bykle is the 333rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 995. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|0.8|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 7.1% 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:Bykle Hovden IMG 7209 väringsnuten 1256m.JPG|thumb|left|View of the village of [[Hovden, Aust-Agder|Hovden]] in winter]]
[[File:Bykle IMG 7270 bykle gamle kirke rk 83979.JPG|thumb|left|View of the [[Old Bykle Church]]]]
The municipality of Bykle was created when it was separated from the older municipality of [[Valle, Norway|Valle]] on 1 January 1902 after a dispute over the costs of road building (Bykle was the bigger area, while Valle had more people and more money).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stagg |first=Frank Noel |title=South Norway |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd |year=1958}}</ref>  Initially, Bykle had a population of 476 residents in the new municipality. The boundaries of the municipality have not changed since that time.<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 ''[[Bykle (village)|Byklum]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Byklar}}) since the first [[Old Bykle Church|Bykle Church]] was built there. The farm is named after Lake [[Bykil]], but the meaning of that name is uncertain. The name possibly comes from the word {{lang|non|bauka}} which means "to splash" or "to slosh". Historically, the name has been spelled ''Bøgle'' or ''Bøckle'', but the spelling has been ''Bykle'' since the 19th century.<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=211–213 |language=no |author-link=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 4 April 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], [[goutte |goutte d'eau]]"'' ({{langx|no|Grøn grunn strødd med sølv dropar}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is droplets of water that are equally spaced all over the shield. The water droplets have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means they are commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of [[agriculture]] in the municipality. The water droplets were chosen as a symbol for the water and rivers in the municipality, as well as for the [[hydropower]] plant which was founded in 1915. The plant has brought prosperity to the area since then. 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=Bykle |access-date=2023-01-19 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bykle, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-41.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-04-04 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-04-04-883?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{see also-text|Coats of arms of [[Samnanger#Coat of arms|Samnanger]] and [[Tinn#Coat of arms|Tinn]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Bykle. 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 Bykle'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Bykle||[[Bykle Church]]||[[Bykle (village)|Bykle]]||2004
|-
|[[Old Bykle Church]]||[[Bykle (village)|Bykle]]||1619
|-
|[[Fjellgardane Church]]||[[Hovden, Aust-Agder|Hovden]]||1955
|}

==Geography==
Bykle sits in the northern part of the [[Setesdalen]] valley. It is bordered to the north by [[Vinje]] municipality and to the east by [[Tokke]] municipality both of which are in [[Telemark]] county. It is bordered to the south by [[Valle, Norway|Valle]] and [[Sirdal]] municipality, both in [[Agder]] county. It is bordered in the southwest by [[Sandnes]] municipality and in the west by [[Hjelmeland]] and [[Suldal]] municipalities&ndash;all in [[Rogaland]] county.

There are many [[lake]]s that are located within the mountainous municipality including [[Blåsjø]], [[Botsvatn]], [[Hartevatnet]], [[Holmavatnet (Vinje)|Holmavatnet]], [[Ormsavatnet]], [[Reinevatn]], [[Skyvatn]], [[Store Urevatn]], [[Svartevatnet]], and [[Vatndalsvatnet]], and [[Ytre Storevatnet]].

The [[Setesdalsheiene]] mountain range runs through the municipality, including the tallest mountain in that range, [[Sæbyggjenuten]] at {{convert|1507|m}}. The Byklestigen pass is a torturous trail up a steep [[cliff]] face. Until the 1870s, it was the only route to reach Bykle from the middle [[Setesdal]] valley to the south. It runs above the river [[Otra]] and was the site of numerous accidents on the hazardous route. The eastern side of the valley (and the municipal/county border) is lined by the mountains [[Gråsteinsnosi]], [[Brandsnutene]], [[Svolhusgreini]], [[Sæbyggjenuten]], and [[Støylsdalsnutene]]. The western side of the valley (and the municipal/county border) is lined by the mountains [[Storhellernuten]], [[Skyvassnuten]], [[Sveigen]], and [[Kaldafjellet]]. The southern border of the municipality is marked by the mountain [[Steinheii]]. The mountains [[Urevassnutene]], [[Djuptjønnuten]], [[Snjoheinuten]], and [[Kvervetjønnuten]] mark the highlands in the southwestern part of the municipality, northwest of the village of [[Bykle (village)|Bykle]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = Bykle
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = -6.1
| Feb mean C = -5.7
| Mar mean C = -1.3
| Apr mean C = 2.5
| May mean C = 8.0
| Jun mean C = 13.1
| Jul mean C = 14.1
| Aug mean C = 13.0
| Sep mean C = 9.0
| Oct mean C = 4.7
| Nov mean C = -1.6
| Dec mean C = -4.1
|year mean C = 3.8
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour = <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan precipitation mm = 79
| Feb precipitation mm = 55
| Mar precipitation mm = 54
| Apr precipitation mm = 37
| May precipitation mm = 70
| Jun precipitation mm = 73
| Jul precipitation mm = 72
| Aug precipitation mm = 97
| Sep precipitation mm = 117
| Oct precipitation mm = 127
| Nov precipitation mm = 109
| Dec precipitation mm = 69
|year precipitation mm = 80
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather statistics for Bykle (Aust-Agder) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Aust-Agder/Bykle/Bykle/statistics.html |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
}}

==Economy==
Bykle has several [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] power generation facilities. The second-largest sector of income for Bykle is the alpine skiing facility in [[Hovden, Aust-Agder|Hovden]]. Due to its vast amount of hydroelectric power, Bykle is now the wealthiest of the municipalities in [[Setesdal]].

==Government==
Bykle 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 Bykle is made up of 13 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                      = Bykle
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/agder/bykle#seats |access-date=2024-01-28 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Bykle Local List
|otherparty_no             = Bykle Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/agder/bykle#seats |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Aust-Agder |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/aust-agder/bykle#seats |access-date=2020-12-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|otherparty                = Bykle local list
|otherparty_no             = Bykle bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Bykle local list
|otherparty_no             = Bykle Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Bykle local list
|otherparty_no             = Bykle bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Bykle local list
|otherparty_no             = Bykle Bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Bykle local list
|otherparty_no             = Bykle Bygdelist
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Bykle local list
|otherparty_no             = Bykle Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|otherparty                = Bykle local list
|otherparty_no             = Bykle Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|AFS                       = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Bykle
|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=2020-12-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Politics===
Bykle has been run by one mayor, Kai Jeiskelid, from 1985 until 2011. In September 2011, a new mayor was elected: Jon-Rolf Næss. Due to a law implemented for 50 years ago by the Labour Party, the obligation of politicians' residence in this municipality is required.

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Bykle (incomplete list):
*1985-2011: Kay Jeiskelid ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]/[[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2011-2023: Jon-Rolf Næss ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023-present: Hans Blattmann ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-12 |title=Blir ny ordførar i Bykle |url=https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/blir-ny-ordforar-i-bykle-1.16555040 |access-date=2024-01-28 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>

==History==
At ''Storhedder'', north of the lake ''Storheddervatnet'' near the mountain [[Storheddernuten]], there are [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] [[Runic alphabet|runic]] inscriptions dating over 1000 years old.

The [[Hovden, Agder|Hovden]] area was interconnected more with the districts to the west of the mountains than communities further down the Setesdal valley. The main mountain [[plateau]] trade route led west to Suldal municipality in Rogaland. The Byklestigen pass was the line of divisions between [[Norwegian dialects|dialects]]; in Valle to the south the classic Setesdal tongue was spoken while in Bykle the dialect includes a significant mixture from neighboring Telemark county.

[[Falcon]]s were trapped in the heights above Bykle. From as early as 1203 and as late as 1780 there are reports of [[English people|English]] and [[Dutch people|Dutch]] trapping of falcons at Breivik in Bykle. One byproduct of the numerous Dutch visits in the 1560s was the discovery that the natives had no natural resistance to [[syphilis]]; a state physician had to be dispatched there to stem the disease.

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2183. Sætersdalen, Mellem Valle og Bykle (6934554401).jpg|Farm - c. 1885
2182. Sætersdalen, Mellem Valle og Bykle (6788440874).jpg|Farm - c. 1885
2184. Sætersdalen, Mellem Valle og Bykle (6934554861).jpg|Traveling in Bykle - c. 1885
Byklar Lindahl.jpeg|Farming family from Bykle wearing traditional [[bunad]]s - c. 1885
Byklar med slipestein Lindahl.jpeg|Farming family from Bykle wearing traditional [[bunad]]s - c. 1885
File:Bykle - no-nb digifoto 20160225 00071 NB MIT FNR 05954.jpg|View of the village of Bykle and the [[Old Bykle Church]] - 1948
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==Attractions==
* [[Old Bykle Church]], built in 1619, is found in the village of [[Bykle (village)|Bykle]]. It stands on the site of an older [[stave church]]
* Open air museums at Huldreheimen and Lislestog.
* [[Hovden, Agder|Hovden]] [[ski resort]] and village is found in the north along [[Norwegian National Road 9]].
* [[Viking Age]] [[bog iron]] museum, which recognizes the industry in the area over 1000 years ago, located at Hovden
* Prehistoric runic inscriptions at Storhedder

== Notable people ==
* [[Tore Segelcke]] (1901–1979), an actress<ref>{{IMDb name|0781988|Tore Segelcke}}. Retrieved 31 December 2020.</ref> who bought and restored Huldreheimen in Bykle with her husband, Anton Raabe

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Bykle}}
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{{Wikivoyage|Aust-Agder}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/bykle Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/southern-norway/setesdal/hotels-more/hovden-bykle/?lang=usa Visiting Bykle and Hovden] {{in lang|en}}
*[http://www.bykle.kommune.no Municipal website] {{in lang|no}}

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