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{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Fjaler
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Ytre Holmedal herred
|image_skyline          = Dalsfjorden Rivedal.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Fjaler to the left of the fjord
|idnumber               = 4646
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = Sunnfjord
|capital                = [[Dale, Sogn og Fjordane|Dale i Sunnfjord]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonyms               = Dalsfjording<br />Fjalerbu
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Fjaler komm.svg
|webpage                = www.fjaler.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Leif Jarle Espedal 
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 234
|area_total_km2         = 416.60
|area_land_km2          = 390.09
|area_water_km2         = 26.50
|area_water_percent     = 6.4
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 231
|population_total       = 2913
|population_density_km2 = 7.5
|population_increase    = 1.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|18|22|N|05|27|48|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone=32V |utm_northing=6802015 |utm_easting=0310631 | geo_cat=adm2nd
}}

'''Fjaler''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in the [[Counties of Norway|county]] of [[Vestland]], Norway. It is located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sunnfjord]]. The [[administrative centre]] is the village of [[Dale, Sogn og Fjordane|Dale]]. Other places in Fjaler include [[Espedal]], [[Flekke]], Folkestad, [[Guddal]], and Hellevika.

Fjaler was the birthplace of famous Norwegian poet [[Jakob Sande]]. The [[UWC Red Cross Nordic]] at Haugland, one of the eighteen [[United World Colleges]] of the world is also located here, as well as the Nordic Art Centre at Dalsåsen. There is a bridge connecting Dale to Eikenes in [[Askvoll]] municipality, and buses depart from Dale to [[Førde (town)|Førde]], Rysjedalsvika, [[Hyllestad]], and the western part of Fjaler. [[Førde Airport, Bringeland]] is located about {{convert|28|km}} to the east, with flights to [[Oslo]] and [[Bergen]].

The {{convert|417|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 234th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fjaler is the 231st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,913. The municipality's population density is {{convert|7.5|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.5% 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:Dale kyrkjestad.jpg|thumb|left|Dale Church]]
''Ytre Holmedal'' was established as a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The original municipality was identical to the Ytre Holmedal [[Church of Norway|parish]] ''([[prestegjeld]])'' with the sub-parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) of [[Holmedal]], [[Dale, Sogn og Fjordane|Dale]], and Fjaler. In 1912, the name ''Ytre Holmedal'' was changed to ''Fjaler''.<ref name="em">{{Cite web |last=Natvik |first=Oddvar |date=9 February 2005 |title=Some historical data on the 26 Kommunes |url=http://www.sf-f.kommune.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/enduser?readform |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180634/http://www.sf-f.kommune.no/sff/emigration3.nsf/enduser?readform |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref>

On 1 January 1990, some changes were made to the boundaries between the municipalities of Fjaler, [[Gaular]], and [[Askvoll]]. The areas surrounding the villages of Fure, Folkestad, and Våge (population: 482) in Askvoll were transferred to Fjaler municipality. The areas surrounding the villages of Vårdal, [[Holmedal]], Rivedal, and a part of Hestad (population: 731) in Fjaler were transferred to Askvoll municipality. The parts of Hestad that did not go to Askvoll (population: 90) were transferred to Gaular 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 |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly created [[Vestland]] county after [[Sogn og Fjordane]] and [[Hordaland]] counties were merged.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) was named ''Ytre Holmedal'', after the old ''[[Holmedal]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Hǫlmudalr}}) since the first [[Holmedal Church]] was built there. The meaning of the first element of Holmedal is uncertain, but it may have been an old name for a local river, {{lang|non|Holma}}. It is unknown what the river name meant. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale". The prefix {{wikt-lang|no|ytre}} (which means "outer") was added to distinguish the area from its neighbor, [[Gaular|Indre Holmedal]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=263–264 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

On 6 December 1912, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Fjaler''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1912 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1912. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381009_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=586}}</ref> This new name brought back a very old name for the area ({{langx|non|Fjalir}}). The name was the ancient name for the [[fjord]] (now called the [[Dalsfjorden (Sunnfjord)|Dalsfjorden]]). The name comes from the plural form of the word {{wikt-lang|non|fjǫl}} which means "board" or "table". Older forms of the name were {{lang|non|Fjalir}} or {{lang|non|Fjalar}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=F — A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic — Словари — Северная Слава |url=http://norroen.info/dct/zoega/f.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=284–285 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 8 February 1991. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], two arched bridges [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På raud grunn to sølv kvelvingsbruer}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is two arched stone bridges. The charge 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 two bridges symbolize the old, historic bridges in the municipality that are part of the old [[post road]] that goes through Fjaler on its way to [[Trondheim]]. The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn from Nordfjord. 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=Fjaler |access-date=2023-05-13 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fjaler, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-29.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-04-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1991-02-08-99 |access-date=2023-05-13 |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 Fjaler. It is part of the [[Sunnfjord prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Fjaler'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="4"|Fjaler||[[Dale Church (Fjaler)|Dale Church]]||[[Dale, Sogn og Fjordane|Dale]]||1864
|-
|[[Folkestad Chapel]]||Våge||1913
|-
|[[Guddal Church]]||[[Guddal]]||1870
|-
|[[Hellevik Chapel]]||[[Hellevika]]||1978
|}

==Government==
Fjaler Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, welfare and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal roads 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 [[Sogn og Fjordane District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Fjaler is made up of 23 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                      = Fjaler
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/fjaler#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/fjaler#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Sogn og Fjordane |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/sogn%20og%20fjordane/fjaler#seats |access-date=2019-10-29 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-02-18 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for the school district Rivedal-Holmedal-Vårdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for skulekrinsane Rivedal-Holmedal-Vårdal
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 11
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fjaler
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Fjaler:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Fjaler |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/4479421.html |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=NRK Fylkesleksikon |language=nn}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838–1847: [[Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark]]
* 1847–1847: Bertel Vonen
* 1847–1855: Peder J. Fossedal
* 1855–1860: P. J. Smith
* 1860–1862: Ola Mathiasson Bakke
* 1863–1868: Peder C. Mork
* 1868–1868: J. Vonen
* 1868–1872: J. Kalstad
* 1872–1876: Mons Davidson Huustvedt
* 1876–1880: P. J. Smith
* 1880–1892: L. Larsen
* 1892–1896: Mons Davidson Huustvedt
* 1896–1898: David Olsen Bakke
* 1899–1904: Ole A. Skarstein
* 1904–1910: David Olsen Bakke
* 1911–1913: Øystein Sørebø
* 1914–1916: Andreas Sande
* 1917–1919: Ola J. Espedal
* 1920–1928: Andreas Sande
* 1929–1934: Knut Bakkelid
* 1935–1940: Ragnvald Fagerheim
* 1941–1942: Søren K. Hauge
* 1945–1945: David M. Hustveit 	
* 1945–1947: Ragnvald Fagerheim 	
* 1948–1959: Søren K. Hauge 	
* 1960–1961: Jonas Mork 	
* 1961–1963: Aksel Hovland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1964–1965: Gustav Stavøstrand ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1966–1967: Ola Sørebø ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1968–1971: Andreas Sande ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1972–1975: Arne Barnsnes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1976–1981: Trygve Bjånes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1982–1987: Kåre Kleppe ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1988–1989: Magnar Vagstad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1990–1995: Rasmus Felde ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1995–2002: Arne Kyrkjebø ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2002–2003: Jan Ulltang ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2003–2015: Arve Helle ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2015–2019: Gunhild Berge Stang ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 2019-2023: Kjetil Høgseth Felde ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2023-present: Leif Jarle Espedal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-14 |title=Espedal blir ordførar i Fjaler |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/espedal-blir-ordforar-i-fjaler-1.16558374 |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Geography==
Fjaler municipality lies to the south of the [[Dalsfjorden (Sunnfjord)|Dalsfjord]] in the [[Sunnfjord]] region. The municipality of [[Askvoll]] lies to the north (across the fjord), the municipality of [[Sunnfjord (municipality)|Sunnfjord]] lies to the northeast, the municipality of [[Høyanger]] lies to the southeast, and the municipalities of [[Hyllestad]] and [[Solund]] lie to the southwest.
[[File:Jakob Sande.jpg|100px|thumb|Jakob Sande, 1929]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Nikka Vonen]] (1836 in Dale – 1933), a Norwegian educator, folklorist, and author
* [[Haldis Halvorsen]] (1889 in Dale – 1936), a Norwegian mezzo-soprano opera singer
* [[Erik Grant Lea]] (1892–1979), a mythical tycoon and Norwegian ship-owner, banker, insurer, and mill owner who settled in Gjølanger in Fjaler in 1922 
* [[Jakob Sande]] (1906 in Dale – 1967), a Norwegian writer, poet, and folk singer who wrote in [[Nynorsk]]
* [[Herbjørn Sørebø]] (1933 in Fjaler – 2003), a Norwegian journalist and broadcasting personality

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Gjølanger.jpg|Gjølanger
File:Bakka.JPG|Bygning i klyngetunet Larsbakk i Fjaler
File:Tyssedalsvatnet.jpg|Tyssedalsvatnet i Fjaler
File:Fure fergekai.jpg|Fure fergekai
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/fjaler Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.nrk.no/img/182341.jpeg Map of Fjaler]

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