Editing Grane Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Grane
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|former_name            =
|image_skyline          = Nordlandsporten.jpg
|image_caption          = The entrance to North Norway on the E6 highway in southern Grane
|idnumber               = 1825
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Helgeland
|capital                = [[Trofors]]
|established            = 1 July 1927
|preceded               = [[Vefsn Municipality]]
|demonym                = Graneværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Grane komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.grane.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Raymond Fagerli
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1696.46
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 37
|area_total_km2         = 2004.11
|area_land_km2          = 1881.43
|area_water_km2         = 122.68
|area_water_percent     = 6.1
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 304
|population_total       = 1447
|population_density_km2 = 0.7
|population_increase    = -1.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|65|24|02|N|13|30|38|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{Audio|Grane.ogg|'''Grane'''}} is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Helgeland]] [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Trofors]]. There are several other villages in the municipality including [[Fallmoen]], [[Grane, Nordland|Grane]], [[Leiren]], [[Majavatn]], and [[Strendene]]. The [[European route E6]] highway and the [[Nordland Line]] railway both run through the municipality from south to north.

The {{convert|2004|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 37th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Grane is the 304th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,447. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|0.7|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
The municipality of Grane was established on 1 July 1927 when it was separated from the large [[Vefsn Municipality]]. Initially, Grane Municipality had 1,746 residents. The municipal boundaries have not changed since then.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Grane, Nordland|Grane]]'' farm (spelled "Grane" in 1661), since the first [[Grane Church]] was built there in 1860. The name ''Grane'' is pronounced with a long a and short n, which is not [[Palatalization (phonetics)|palatalized]]. It is seemingly a simple and plain name, but many questions arise regarding both valid meanings for the word and the spoken forms it takes. The spoken form is most peculiar. It is distinct from other genuine old farm names in the area in that it is uninflected, with no definite form and consequently no distinct case (neither [[Dative case|dative]] nor [[Genitive case|genitive]]). It is said short and crisp, regardless of what speech context it is found in. 
[[File:Trofors jernbanestasjon.jpg|thumb|left|Trofors railway station on the Nordland Line, Grane]]
[[File:Laksforsen.jpg|thumb|left|Laksforsen, Vefsna river.]]
[[File:E6 Nordland.jpg|thumb|left|The portal at "The gate to North Norway" [[tourist information]] center.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2020 |title=Vil rive "Porten til Nord-Norge": – Skaper et kunstig skille mellom nord og resten av landet |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/vil-rive-_porten-til-nord-norge_-1.15187308}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2021 |title=Grane |url=https://snl.no/Grane}}</ref> [[European route E6]] passes thru the portal.]]

It seems to be a farm name with a grammatical form presuming a standard only found among farms cleared in the [[Middle Ages]], and likely around the 12th century. But the Grane farm was not cleared before the mid-17th century and there is nothing to suggest a prior settlement. Thus we find a basic disparity without any easy explanation. Farm names sometimes follow environmental descriptions given in the vernacular of the time, but it is quite difficult to see what environmental aspect would yield the name form of "Grane" in the speech of the 17th century.

One possible explanation is that those who cleared the farm around 1650 simply borrowed the name from another known place in the country. It is not doubtful that those who cleared the farm came from Åneset in what is now [[Vefsn Municipality]]. But this does not preclude the notion that the name may have its roots elsewhere. Sagas say it stems from [[Jämtland]] ([[Sweden]]). In [[Nord-Trøndelag]] there are three settlements for which one finds the farm name "Gran" (of course pronounced without the final 'e'). Outside the northern regions, the farm name is found only in [[Askvoll Municipality]] in [[Western Norway]]. The name of that farm is also written ''Grane'', and the pronunciation ([gra:nə]) is exactly the same. But it is rather insensible that the name could have been borrowed from there.

Therefore, if the name actually is a local development in the [[Old Norse]] speech forms of the [[Middle Ages]]—there was surely quite a significant farm settlement in the central valleys of [[Vefsn Municipality|Vefsn]] before the [[Bubonic plague]]—it was unlikely to have been used as the name for a farm. Rather it would have had to have been so well entrenched in its ancient speech form that it held over from the times of pestilence and [[Black Death]] when settlers were reduced to meager numbers. This is possible, but still mere conjecture.

In the matter of the name's valid meaning, it is obvious to assume that it has its origins in the tree name {{wikt-lang|non|grǫn}} which means "[[spruce]]". This should designate a place where spruces grow. This is an unlikely explanation for a name with local origins in the Middle Ages and makes little sense. Even though many spruces currently grow in that vicinity, recent pollen studies show that spruce forests came surprisingly late to that stretch of land. They were not present before the 13th to 14th centuries and it took several hundred years after that for spruce forest to proliferate in the Ner-Vefsn and [[Majavatnet]] settlements. Spruce trees were not likely characteristic of the Grane area in the Middle Ages.

Researchers into municipal naming practices have concluded that the stem 'gran', found in a series of names nationwide, cannot have its source in the environmental connection to spruce timber. At the root is certainly an Old Norse word which must have denoted something 'sharp', and which is now extant in only a few Norse dialects with traditional meanings. Used in a place name, the stem would probably signify 'something which protrudes up from the landscape.' <ref>{{Cite book |last=Jacobsen |first=Kjell |title=Gårdshistorie for Grane G.nr. 34-48 |publisher=Vefsn Bygdeboknemnd |year=1990 |series=Vefsn Bygdebok, særbind IIIa |location=Mosjøen |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=69 |language=no}}</ref>

Another theory is that the name derives from the [[Southern Sámi]] word ''kråane'', which means 'corner' or 'crook',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nedtedigibaakoeh - Digibaakoeh gaskeviermesne |url=https://baakoeh.oahpa.no/detail/sma/nob/kråane.html}}</ref> referring to the bending and curving of the [[Vefsna|Vefsna river]] in the area. This is also the point where the river flowing westward from [[Hattfjelldal (village)|Hattfjelldal]] changes direction and turns north towards the [[Vefsnfjord]].

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 18 July 1980. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Argent]], a salmon [[haurient]] [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]"'' ({{langx|no|På sølv bunn en springende blå laks}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that 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 [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a leaping [[salmon]]. This was chosen as a symbol of the rich salmon rivers [[Vefsna]] and Svenningelva that run through the municipality. There are many small [[waterfall]]s where jumping salmon can be observed in the summer. The arms were designed by P. Lakfors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Grane |access-date=2023-01-31 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Grane kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10081205031036.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dgrane |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref> {{see also-text|the coats of arms for: [[Coat of arms of Kvalsund|Kvalsund Municipality]], [[Coat of arms of Mandal|Mandal Municipality]], and [[Coat of arms of Nordreisa|Nordreisa Municipality]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Grane Municipality. It is part of the [[Indre Helgeland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Grane'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Grane||[[Grane Church]]||[[Grane, Nordland|Grane]]||1860
|-
|[[Fiplingdal Church]]||[[Leiren]]||1915
|-
|[[Majavatn Church]]||[[Majavatn]]||1946
|}

==Geography==
The municipality is located in the southern part of Nordland county, along the border with [[Trøndelag]] county. Grane includes many lakes including [[Fiskelausvatnet (Grane)|Fiskelausvatnet]], [[Gåsvatnet]], [[Jengelvatnet]], [[Majavatnet]], [[Mellingsvatnet]], [[Nedre Fiplingvatnet]], [[Sefrivatnet]], and [[Storsvenningvatnet]]. The main river [[Vefsna]] also runs through the valley. There are two national parks that are partially located in Grane: [[Børgefjell National Park]] and [[Lomsdal–Visten National Park]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1696.46|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Kvigtinden.<ref name="elev" />

==Government==
Grane 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 [[Helgeland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Grane is made up of 17 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                      = Grane
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/grane#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/grane#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/grane#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] and a local political list
|smallparty_no             = Senterpartiet og bygdepolitisk liste
|smallparty_number         = 6
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Centre Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] and a local political list
|smallparty_no             = Senterpartiet og bygdepolitisk liste
|smallparty_number         = 6
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Centre Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] and a local political list
|smallparty_no             = Senterpartiet og bygdepolitisk liste
|smallparty_number         = 9
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Centre Party (Norway)}} 50%, white 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdepolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Norwegian Communist Party|Communist Party]] and independent socialists
|smallparty_no             = Norges Kommunistiske Parti og uavhengige sosialister
|smallparty_number         = 1
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Communist Party of Norway}} 50%, red 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Cross-party list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|KrF/Sp                    = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Norwegian Communist Party|Communist Party]] and independent socialists
|smallparty_no             = Norges Kommunistiske Parti og uavhengige sosialister
|smallparty_number         = 1
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Communist Party of Norway}} 50%, red 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Norwegian Communist Party|Communist Party]] and independent socialists
|smallparty_no             = Norges Kommunistiske Parti og uavhengige sosialister
|smallparty_number         = 1
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Communist Party of Norway}} 50%, red 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|DLF/H/KrF/V               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Socialist common list
|otherparty_no             = Venstresosialistiske felleslister
|otherparty_number         = 1
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|NKP                       = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10 
|NKP                       = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|NKP                       = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Grane
|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16 
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|}}
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===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Grane is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
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*1927-1928: Aksel Valberg<ref>{{Cite news |date=1927-06-09 |title=Ordførervalg i de nye Vefsnherreder |url=https://www.nb.no/items/edeb97f9e1625db53082b5b74da07159 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1929-1931: Adolf Abel ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1929-01-07 |title=Ordførervalgene i Nordland fylke |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c68685726e7d1ff84a0fef466741500c |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1931-1934: John Granviken<ref>{{Cite news |date=1931-12-30 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/babce527c959d7d4440e80ffb410df03 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=Nordlands Avis |page=3 |language=no}}</ref>
*1935-1939: Jens Årøen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1935-02-18 |title=De nye ordførere i Nordland fylke |url=https://www.nb.no/items/47b04b4316faa8c5c34f9037908ec5b7?page=1 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1939-1941: Petter Granmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-01-07 |title=Ordførervalg i Grane |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f7cd25ae51f9c55aac692a8eede9d0a4 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Helgeland Arbeiderblad]] |page=3 |language=no}}</ref>
*1941-1942: Odd Caroliussen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1941-01-16 |title=De nye ordførere og varaordførere i Nordland opnevnt |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7902f42afc9a253a68881b1ab5f4bd63 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |pages=1 & 6 |language=no}}</ref>
*1943-1945: Peter Ludvig Haugen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1943-01-05 |title=Nye ordførere og varaordførere i Nordland fylke |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c10fa807143570c46bd48eceab31a56f |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1945-1945: Petter Granmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1945-05-14 |title=De nye, midlertidige ordførere i Nordland og Troms |url=https://www.nb.no/items/4e1d0a67c4e89251d112ccefbc3df255 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |page=6 |language=no}}</ref>
*1946-1955: Ole Danielsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1945-12-29 |title=Ole Danielsen, Majavatn, ny ordfører i Grane |url=https://www.nb.no/items/acd0dc57b8263ee7969deb051ce51e51 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Helgeland Arbeiderblad]] |page=3 |language=no}}</ref>
*1955-1958: Petter Granmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-12-23 |title=Nye ordførere |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d14b00a5efcd0deaf7e97c862288c217 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=Nordlands Avis |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1958-1963: Asbjørn Stordal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1957-12-18 |title=Asbjørn Stordal ny ordfører i Grane |url=https://www.nb.no/items/15053fd1aa1157f266dad59cb980f335 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=[[Helgeland Arbeiderblad]] |page=5 |language=no}}</ref>
*1963-1967: Henry Tvedt ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-12-17 |title=Ny ordfører i Grane |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c77f544d6161c8429cfe307c0bc2e9f0 |access-date=2024-10-26 |work=Nordlands Avis |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1967-1975: Bjørn Bogfjellmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1975-1999: Trond Brennhaug ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1999-2003: Kolbjørn Eriksen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2003-2019: Bjørn Ivar Lamo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–2023: Ellen Schjølberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023–present: Raymond Fagerli ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
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== Notable people ==
* [[Gustav Kappfjell]] (born 1913 in Majavatn – 1999), a Southern Sámi reindeer herder, hunter, farmer, poet, and [[joiker]]
* [[Marcus & Martinus]] (born 2002 in Elverum), a Norwegian pop-duo made up of twins brothers ''Marcus'' and ''Martinus Gunnarsen''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/grane Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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