Editing Fosnes Municipality

{{short description|Former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Fosnes
|former                 = yes
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|official_name          = 
|image_skyline          = Seierstad Jøa.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Seierstad on Jøa island
|idnumber               = 5048
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Namdalen
|capital                = [[Dun, Norway|Dun]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Namsos Municipality]]
|demonym                = Fosnesbygg
|language               = Bokmål
|flag                   = 
|mayor                  = Bjørg Tingstad
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2007-2019
|elevation_max_m        = 765
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-hver-kommune/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312031919/https://kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-hver-kommune/ |archive-date=2019-03-12 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 199
|area_total_km2         = 544.27
|area_land_km2          = 473.43
|area_water_km2         = 70.84
|area_water_percent     = 13
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_rank        = 413
|population_total       = 605
|population_density_km2 = 1.1
|population_increase    = -11
|coordinates            = {{coord|64|41|02|N|11|34|09|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Fosnes''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into [[Namsos Municipality]]. It was part of the [[Namdalen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality was the village of [[Dun, Norway|Dun]] on the island of [[Jøa]]. Other villages include [[Salsnes]] and [[Nufsfjord]].

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|544|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 199th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Fosnes was the 413th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 605. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|1.1|PD/km2}} and its population had decreased by 11% over the last decade.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2018 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |access-date=2019-03-03 |language=no}}</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/ |access-date=2019-03-03 |language=no}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Mjøsund.jpg|thumb|left|View of Mjosund]]
Fosnes was established as a municipality in the old [[Nord-Trøndelag]] county on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1871, the western district of Fosnes Municipality (population: 1,472) was separated to form the new [[Flatanger Municipality]]. This left Fosnes Municipality with 2,655 residents. On 1 January 1889, a small area of Fosnes Municipality (population: 61) was transferred to the neighboring [[Vikna Municipality|Vikten Municipality]]. Then on 1 January 1913, the western part of Fosnes Municipality (population: 1,631) was separated to form the new [[Otterøy Municipality]].  This left the much smaller Fosnes Municipality with 1,107 residents.<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>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the Finnanger area of Fosnes Municipality on the northern part of the island of [[Otterøya]] (population: 116) was transferred to [[Namsos Municipality]].<ref name="Dag" />  

In 2018, it became part of the new [[Trøndelag]] county which replaced the old [[Nord-Trøndelag]] county. On 1 January 2020, Fosnes Municipality became a part of the neighboring [[Namsos Municipality]]. This happened because on 16 June 2016 Fosnes Municipality, [[Namsos Municipality]], and [[Namdalseid Municipality]] voted to merge into a new, larger municipality as part of a large municipal reform across Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Om nye Namsos |url=http://www.nyenamsos.no/om-nye-namsos.406853.no.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023033445/http://www.nyenamsos.no/om-nye-namsos.406853.no.html |archive-date=2020-10-23 |access-date=2017-09-25 |publisher=NyeNamsos.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old ''Fosnes'' farm ({{langx|non|Fólgsnnes}}), since the first Fosnes Church was built there ([[Fosnes Chapel]] is now located on the site). The first element is ''fólgsn'' which means "hiding place", referring to an [[inlet]] behind the farm, where ships could not be seen from the main [[fjord]]. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "[[headland]]". Historically, the name was spelled ''Fosnæs''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=250852&avid=55645 |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1903 |edition=15 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=336 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Fosnes |url=http://snl.no/Fosnes |access-date=2011-09-23 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 13 November 1992 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was merged into Namsos. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a rowlock [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull en svart åregaffel}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that 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 [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[oarlock]] from a rowing boat. The design was chosen to symbolize the importance of the sea for this coastal municipality where rowing boats were the main form of transportation in the former centuries. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Fosnes |access-date=2023-02-06 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fosnes, Nord-Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-17-48.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1993-01-09 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1992-11-13-834 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

The first proposal for a coat of arms for Fosnes date back to 1989 when the municipal council launched a contest to develop a coat of arms. Several proposals were received, but none of them were acceptable to the council nor were they acceptable to the [[Norwegian Heraldry Society]] which determined the proposals were not made according to heraldic rules. Finally the Society proposed the current coat of arms, which was acceptable to the municipal council.
{{see also|Coat of arms of Radøy|Coat of arms of Tjøme}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Fosnes Municipality. It was part of the [[Namdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Fosnes '''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Fosnes||[[Dun Church]]||[[Dun, Norway|Dun]]||1949
|-
|[[Fosnes Chapel]]||Fosnesvågen on [[Jøa]]||1926
|-
|[[Salen Chapel]]||[[Salsnes]]||1953
|}

==Geography==
Fosnes was a coastal municipality located along the [[Folda, Trøndelag|Folda]]fjord, north of the [[Namsos (town)|town of Namsos]]. The municipality included the island of [[Jøa]], part of the island of [[Elvalandet]], and part of the mainland. The second deepest lake in [[Europe]], [[Salvatnet]], and the lake [[Mjosundvatnet]] are both located in the eastern part of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|765|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Grønkleppen.<ref name="elev" />

==Government==
While it existed, Fosnes Municipality was 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 was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[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 was under the jurisdiction of the [[Namdal District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]]. 

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Fosnes was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 2016
|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>
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 2
|KrF/Sp                    = 7
|note = On 1 January 2020, Fosnes Municipality became part of [[Namsos Municipality]].
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 2012
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nord-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/nord-tr%C3%B8ndelag/fosnes?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|KrF/Sp                    = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 2008
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|KrF/Sp                    = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 2004
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|KrF/Sp                    = 8
|otherparty                = Green local list
|otherparty_no             = Grønn Bygdaliste 	
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 2000
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|KrF/Sp                    = 10
|otherparty                = Green local list
|otherparty_no             = Grønn bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1996
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]],<br />[[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic Party]], and independents
|smallparty_no             = Fellesliste for Høyre, Kristelig Folkeparti og uavhengig
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}} 35%, {{Party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}} 35%, {{Party color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}} 65%, white 65%);
|smallparty_number         = 2
|otherparty                = Green local list
|otherparty_no             = Grønn Bygdaliste 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1992
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|H/KrF/Sp                  = 10
|otherparty                = Green local list
|otherparty_no             = Grønn Bygdaliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1988
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|H/KrF/Sp                  = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1984
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|KrF/Sp                    = 6
|otherparty                = Socialist Unity List
|otherparty_no             = Sosialistisk Enhetslista
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1980
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|otherparty                = Socialist Unity List
|otherparty_no             = Sosialistisk Enhetsliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1976
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|KrF/Sp                    = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1972
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1968
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|start                     = 1964
|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1960
|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1956
|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1952
|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1948
|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|AFS                       = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Fosnes
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1938
|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|AFS                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Fosnes was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ekker |first=Johannes |title=Soga åt Otterøy heradstyre. Otterøy, Fosnes og Flatanger 1838–1870, Otterøy og Fosnes 1871–1912, Otterøy 1913–1940 |publisher=Otterøy herred |year=1951 |location=Trondheim |page=460 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hilmo |first=Jon |title=Midt i Noreg bur vi her i Nord-Trøndelag. 75 år med Bondepartiet/Senterpartiet 1921–1996 |year=1996 |isbn=9788299367103 |page=126 |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1838–1841: [[Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland]]
*1842–1843: Mathias Krog
*1844–1845: Elias Bedsvåg 
*1846–1847: O.H. Wedege 
*1848–1849: Johan Peter Berg 
*1850–1853: Elias Bedsvåg 
*1854–1857: P.M. Aglen 
*1858–1861: Elias Bedsvåg 
*1862–1865: O. Soelberg 
*1866–1870: Olaus Wedege
*1871–1873: O. Soelberg  	
*1874–1878: Emil Ellefsen  	
*1879–1887: Andreas Hamnes  	
*1888–1890: Peder Aglen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1891–1901: Olaus Kjølstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1902–1905: Peder Aglen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1908–1910: Olaus Kjølstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1911–1919: Brede Kvalstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1920–1922: Magnus Five 	
*1923–1925: Brede Kvalstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1925-1925: Iver K. Hoff ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1926–1934: H.B. Bragstad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1935–1937: Peter J. Devik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1938–1941: H.B. Bragstad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1942–1945: Sigurd Kvalstad ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945-1945: H.B. Bragstad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1946–1947: Trygve Rørmark ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1947-1947: Aksel Strøm ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1948–1951: Trygve Duun ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1952–1955: Peder Stene ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1956–1957: Leiv Skrøvstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1958–1959: Torleiv Hoff ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1960–1963: Rolf Aarmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1964–1971: Håkon Bjøru ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1972–1979: Per Gansmo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1980–1983: Agnar Moe ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984–1995: Arne B. Skomsvold ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1995–2007: Kristen Dille ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007–2015: Bjørg Tingstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015–2019: Trygve Sandvik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
{{div col end}}

==See also==
*[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Namsos]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Norway]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]
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