Editing Lavangen Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Troms, Norway}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Lavangen
|native_name            = {{lang|se|Loabága suohkan}}
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             =
|former_name            = 
|idnumber               = 5518
|image_skyline          = Lavangen from Skavneskollen.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Inner Lavangen
|county                 = Troms
|district               = Midt-Troms
|capital                = [[Tennevoll]]
|established            = 1 January 1907
|preceded               = [[Ibestad Municipality]]
|disestablished         = 1 January 1964
|succeeded              = [[Salangen Municipality]]
|established2           = 1 January 1977
|preceded2              = [[Salangen Municipality]]
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Lavangen komm.svg
|demonym                = Lavangsværing
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.lavangen.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Hege Beathe Myrseth Rollmoen
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1457.49
|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              = 266
|area_total_km2         = 301.62
|area_land_km2          = 296.07
|area_water_km2         = 5.55
|area_water_percent     = 1.8
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 335
|population_total       = 986
|population_density_km2 = 3.3
|population_increase    = -2.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|68|39|28|N|17|35|01|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{native name|no|'''Lavangen'''}} or {{native name|se|'''Loabák'''}}<ref name="sami name" /> is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Troms]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Tennevoll]]. Other villages in Lavangen include [[Fossbakken]] and [[Spansdalen]] (in the inland areas) and [[Kjeiprød]], [[Røkenes]], [[Låternes]], [[Tennevoll]], [[Hesjevika]], [[Soløy]], and [[Å, Lavangen|Å]] (surrounding the fjord).

The {{convert|302|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 266th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lavangen is the 335th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 986. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|3.3|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 2.8% 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==
Lavangen was established on 1 January 1907 when it was separated from [[Ibestad Municipality]]. The initial population was 1,536. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, Lavangen Municipality (population: 1,677) and [[Salangen Municipality]] (population: 2,611) were merged into a new, larger Salangen Municipality. The merger was brief, however, because on 1 January 1977, the old Lavangen Municipality (except for the Lavangsnes area) was made a separate municipality once again.<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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901160307/http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |archive-date=1 September 2012 |access-date=9 April 2010 |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed [[Troms og Finnmark]] county. Previously, it had been part of the old [[Troms]] county.<ref name="snl5">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |date=24 December 2019 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=Norwegian |accessdate=26 December 2019}}</ref> On 1 January 2024, the [[Troms og Finnmark]] county was divided and the municipality once again became part of [[Troms]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2022 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality is named after the local [[Lavangen (fjord)|Lavangen]] [[fjord]] ({{langx|non|Laufangr}}) since it is a central geographical feature of the area. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|lauf}} which means "[[leaf]]" (here in the sense of '[[birch]]wood'). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|angr}} which means "[[fjord]]" or "[[bay]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=py5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt |date=1911 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=17 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=36 |language=no |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513090613/https://books.google.com/books?id=py5MAQAAIAAJ |archive-date=13 May 2023 |url-status=live |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> On 19 December 2015, the national government approved the municipality's request to add {{lang|se|Loabák}} as a co-equal, official name of the municipality in the [[Northern Sami language]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2015 |title=Fastsetting av samisk navn på Lavangen kommune, Troms |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2014-12-19-1748?q=Loab%C3%A1ga%20suohkan |access-date=19 November 2023 |publisher=LovData.no |language=no}}</ref> Both {{lang|se|Loabák}} and {{lang|no|Lavangen}} can be used interchangeably for the municipality. The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called {{lang|se|Loabák}} when it is spelled alone, but it is {{lang|se|Loabága suohkan}} when using the Sami language equivalent to "Lavangen Municipality".<ref name="sami name">{{Cite web |title=Stadnamn og rettskriving |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/stadnamn/stadnamn-og-offisielle-sprak-i-noreg |access-date=19 November 2023 |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 18 December 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], three birch leaves [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] [[Pall (heraldry)|in pall]] stems conjoined"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt tre gull bjørkeblad forent i trepass}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is three [[birch]] [[leaf|leaves]] that are connected and in a Y-shape design. The leaves have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means they are commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms are a [[canting arms|canting]] of the name of the municipality (which means leaf). The three leaves represent how the municipality was settled by [[Norwegian people|Norwegians]], [[Sami people|Sami]]s, and [[Kven people|Kven]]s. The arms were designed by Øystein Hermod Skaugvolldal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2022 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway – Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Lavangen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128015121/https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Lavangen |archive-date=28 January 2023 |access-date=27 January 2023 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lavangen, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-20.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128015120/https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-20.html |archive-date=28 January 2023 |access-date=27 January 2023 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 1987 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-12-18-1075 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128015124/https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-12-18-1075 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |access-date=27 January 2023 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Lavangen |url=http://www.snl.no/Lavangen/kommune_i_Troms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004093107/http://snl.no/Lavangen/kommune_i_Troms |archive-date=4 October 2012 |access-date=8 April 2010 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> {{see also-text|The coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Birkenes|Birkenes]] and [[Coat of arms of Bjerkreim|Bjerkreim]]}}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Lavangen'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Lavangen||[[Lavangen Church]]||[[Soløy]]||1891
|}

==Geography==
The municipality encompasses the land around the Spansdalelva river valley and most of the area around the [[Lavangen (fjord)|Lavangen]] [[fjord]], south of the [[Astafjorden]]. The municipality borders [[Narvik Municipality]] (in [[Nordland]] county) to the south, [[Gratangen Municipality]] to the west, [[Salangen Municipality]] to the north, and [[Bardu Municipality]] to the east. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1457.49|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Spanstinden.<ref name="elev" />

<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
Spanstind-1.JPG|View of the mountain Spanstinden near [[Soløy]]
Lavangsfjorden.JPG|View of the [[Lavangen (fjord)|Lanvangen]] fjord
Skavmodalen.jpg|View of Skavmodalen
</gallery>

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = [[Tennevoll]]
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
|Jan high C=-3.2
|Feb high C=-2.2
|Mar high C=1.1
|Apr high C=4.5
|May high C=10.1
|Jun high C=15.0
|Jul high C=17.2
|Aug high C=15.6
|Sep high C=10.6
|Oct high C=4.8
|Nov high C=0.6
|Dec high C=-1.2
|year high C=6.1
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-6.7
|Feb mean C=-5.8
|Mar mean C=-2.9
|Apr mean C=1.2
|May mean C=6.6
|Jun mean C=10.9
|Jul mean C=13.3
|Aug mean C=12.0
|Sep mean C=7.1
|Oct mean C=2.4
|Nov mean C=-2.4
|Dec mean C=-5.0
|year mean C=2.6
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
|Jan low C=-11.5
|Feb low C=-10.2
|Mar low C=-7.4
|Apr low C=-3.4
|May low C=1.4
|Jun low C=6.4
|Jul low C=8.9
|Aug low C=7.5
|Sep low C=3.0
|Oct low C=-1.7
|Nov low C=-6.4
|Dec low C=-8.9
|year low C=-1.9
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=80
|Feb precipitation mm=81
|Mar precipitation mm=60
|Apr precipitation mm=53
|May precipitation mm=38
|Jun precipitation mm=59
|Jul precipitation mm=69
|Aug precipitation mm=76
|Sep precipitation mm=92
|Oct precipitation mm=113
|Nov precipitation mm=88
|Dec precipitation mm=91
|year precipitation mm=910
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
|unit precipitation days=1 mm
|Jan precipitation days=11.2
|Feb precipitation days=11.8
|Mar precipitation days=10.1
|Apr precipitation days=9.3
|May precipitation days=8.5
|Jun precipitation days=10.9
|Jul precipitation days=12.8
|Aug precipitation days=14.8
|Sep precipitation days=14.6
|Oct precipitation days=14.7
|Nov precipitation days=12.0
|Dec precipitation days=12.0
|year precipitation days=142.7
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no/ |archive-date=14 June 2004 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
}}

==Government==
Lavangen 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=20 September 2022 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=14 October 2022}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Midtre Hålogaland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Lavangen is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/troms%20romsa/loab%C3%A1k%20-%20lavangen#seats |access-date=6 January 2024 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Troms og Finnmark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/troms%20og%20finnmark/loab%C3%A1k%20-%20lavangen#seats |access-date=26 October 2019 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen
|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/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419034538/https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |archive-date=19 April 2020 |access-date=28 August 2018 |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Troms Romsa |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/troms%20romsa/lavangen#seats |access-date=26 October 2019 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|H/KrF                     = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920122018/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522201730/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |archive-date=22 May 2015 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 15
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 5
|KrF/Sp/V                  = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019115549/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2014 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 6
|KrF/Sp/V                  = 2
|otherparty                = Spansdalen local list
|otherparty_no             = Spansdalen Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019091914/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2014 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Sp/V                      = 1
|otherparty                = Spansdalen local list
|otherparty_no             = Spansdalen bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929113607/http://ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2014 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Sp/V                      = 1
|otherparty                = Lavangen common list
|otherparty_no             = Lavangen bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 6
|otherparty1               = Spansdalen common list
|otherparty_no1            = Spansdalen bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|note = From 1 January 1964 until 31 December 1976, Lavangen Municipality was part of [[Salangen Municipality]].
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317152829/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Local_Lists               = 10
|note = From 1 January 1964 until 31 December 1976, Lavangen Municipality was part of [[Salangen Municipality]].
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214033802/https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317192202/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |archive-date=17 March 2016 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316182828/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |archive-date=16 March 2016 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825102312/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |archive-date=25 August 2014 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Lavangen 
|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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306080913/http://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2016 |access-date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Lavangen 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 book |last=Larsen |first=Emil |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011112308112 |title=Det store gjennombruddet : 1902–1952 |publisher=Nord-Troms Arbeiderparti |year=1952 |location=Narvik |page=169 |language=no |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225213235/https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011112308112 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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*1907–1913: Bernhard Dahl Karlsen<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brox |first=Ditlev |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013101508022 |title=Lavangen skolesoga |year=1967 |location=Harstad |page=67 |language=no |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802055932/https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013101508022 |archive-date=2 August 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*1914-1922: Fredrik B. Hansen ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1917-02-15 |title=Amtets nyvalgte ordførere for 1917-1919 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/2a12cdaeb0ec08ba5328e9bd1b5d0992 |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=[[Harstad Tidende]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1923–1937: Lorentz K. Brattberg Aa ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011021406052 |title=Norges ordførere: 1929–1931 |publisher=Hanche |year=1931 |editor-last=Andersen |editor-first=Thor M |location=Oslo |page=268 |language=no |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225213236/https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011021406052 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*1938–1941: Johan Sandmel ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1941-1941: Hjalmar Jørgensen
*1942–1945: Albert Olaus Dahl 
*1945–1945: Johan Sandmel ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1948–1963: Alfred Ottesen ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]])
*''(1964-1977: Part of [[Salangen Municipality]])''
*1979-1983: Arne Andberg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1983–1995: Torleif Myrseth ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]])
*1995–1999: Alex Herry Norbakken ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1999–2003: Torleif Myrseth ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]])
*2003–2007: Bernhardt Halvorsen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007–2011: Viktor Andberg ([[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]])
*2011–2015: Erling Bratsberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015–2019: Bernhardt Halvorsen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2019–present: Hege Beathe Myrseth Rollmoen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Ap]])
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==Attractions==
''Spanstind rundt'' is a famous [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] race in Lavangen that is held on [[Maundy Thursday]]s each year.

== Notable people ==
* [[Cecilie Myrseth]] (born 1984), a psychologist and politician who grew up in Lavangen
* [[Sandra Borch]] (born 1988 in Lavangen), a Norwegian politician

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

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