Editing Nesna Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Nesna
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Nesne herred
|image_skyline          = Nesna1.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Nesna peninsula (front), [[Tomma]] (middle), [[Handnesøya]] (right), [[Hugla]] (left)
|idnumber               = 1828
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Helgeland
|capital                = [[Nesna (village)|Nesna]]
|established            = 1 January 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Nesnaværing
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Nesna komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.nesna.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Hanne Davidsen
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015
|elevation_max_m        = 921.75
|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              = 310
|area_total_km2         = 183.19
|area_land_km2          = 181.30
|area_water_km2         = 1.89
|area_water_percent     = 1
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 294
|population_total       = 1808
|population_density_km2 = 9.9
|population_increase    = -4.9
|coordinates            = {{coord|66|15|28|N|13|02|06|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Nesna''' 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 [[Nesna (village)|village of Nesna]]. Other villages in Nesna include [[Handnesneset]], [[Husby, Norway|Husby]], [[Saura, Nordland|Saura]], and [[Vikholmen]].

[[File:Nesna map thumbview.svg|thumb|left|250px|Map of Nesna municipality]]
The municipality consists of the three main islands [[Tomma]], [[Hugla]] (known as "Hugløy" by its inhabitants), and [[Handnesøya]], and one [[peninsula]] that bears the name of the municipality, Nesna. The old [[Husby Estate]] is headquartered in Husby on Tomma island.
 
The [[Hurtigruten|Coastal Express]] arrives two times a day at the [[Nesna (village)|village of Nesna]], the northbound arrives 05:30 and the southbound 11:15. The village of Nesna is also home to the Nesna campus of [[Nord University]], and there is also the KVN High School, and [[Nesna Church]].

The {{convert|183.2|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 310th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Nesna is the 294th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,808. The municipality's population density is {{convert|9.9|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 4.9% 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:Tomma001.JPG|thumb|left|375px|View of the island of [[Tomma]]]]
Nesna was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The western island district of Nesna Municipality (population: 1,348) was separated from Nesna Municipality on 1 July 1888 to form the new [[Dønnes Municipality]]. This left Nesna Municipality with 2,958 residents. On 1 January 1919, the [[Bardalssjøen]] farm (population: 4) was transferred from [[Hemnes Municipality]] to Nesna Municipality. In 1945, a small area of southern Nesna Municipality (population: 26) was transferred to [[Leirfjord Municipality]].

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1962, the part of the island of [[Løkta]] (population: 80) belonging to Nesna Municipality was transferred to the new [[Dønna Municipality]]. The part of the island of [[Tomma]] (population: 80) belonging to [[Dønnes Municipality]] was transferred to Nesna Municipality. Then on 1 January 1964, the [[Bardalssjøen]] area of Nesna Municipality (located south of the [[Ranfjorden]]), was transferred to [[Leirfjord Municipality]]. On that same date, the part of Nesna around the inner part of the [[Sjona]] fjord was transferred to [[Rana 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|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Nesna'' farm ({{langx|non|Nesnar}}) since the first [[Nesna Church]] was built there. The name is derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "[[headland]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1905 |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=119 |language=no}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Nesne''. On 6 January 1908, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Nesna''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1908 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1908. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481021_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=24}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 23 June 1989. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Per chevron]] inverted [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] and [[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]]"'' ({{langx|no|Delt av gull og blått ved omvendt sparresnitt}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that is [[Line (heraldry)|divided by a line]] in the form of an inverted [[Chevron (heraldry)|chevron]] pattern. The background above the line 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 background below the line has a tincture of [[azure (heraldry)|azure]]. The arms are a [[canting arms|canting]] of the name of the municipality (''Nesna'' comes form ''nes'' which means [[headland]] in Norwegian). The arms show a yellow-colored "headland" or peninsula surrounded by blue water. The arms were designed by Jarle E. Henriksen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Nesna |access-date=2023-02-04 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nesna, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-28.html |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-09-09 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1989-06-23-593 |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Nesna – Kommune i Nordland |url=http://snl.no/Nesna/kommune_i_Nordland |access-date=2012-01-24 |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
[[File:Church of Nesna.JPG|thumb|left|[[Nesna Church]]]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Nesna Municipality. It is part of the [[Nord-Helgeland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Nesna'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Nesna||[[Nesna Church]]||[[Nesna (village)|Nesna]]||1880
|-
|[[Handnesøya Chapel]]||[[Saura, Nordland|Saura]]||1969
|-
|[[Husby Chapel]]||[[Husby, Norway|Husby]]||1905
|}

==Government==
Nesna 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 Nesna 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                      = Nesna
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/nesna#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/nesna#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Grønne                    = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/nesna#seats |access-date=2019-10-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Cooperative list for Nesna
|otherparty_no             = Samarbeidslista for Nesna 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 9
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 7
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Sp/V                      = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Sp/V                      = 4
|otherparty                = Election list for the Tomma area
|otherparty_no             = Valgliste for Tomma krets 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|smallparty                = Joint list of independent voters, the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]],<br />and the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]]<br />
|smallparty_no             = Samarbeidsliste av Uavhengige Velgere, Høyre og Venstre
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, white 35%, {{Party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}} 35%, {{Party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}} 65%, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 65%);
|smallparty_number         = 5
|otherparty                = Election list for the Tomma area
|otherparty_no             = Valgliste for Tomma krets 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 9
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|AFS                       = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Nesna
|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           = 5
|AFS                       = 1
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Nesna 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=Jensen |first=Øyvind |title=Nesna 1800−1920. Fra prestegjeld til kommune, Bygdebok for Nesna |publisher=Rønnes Trykk AS |year=1998 |isbn=8299403812 |volume=2 |location=Mosjøen, Nesna kommune |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838–1848: [[Johan Augustinussen]]
* 1848–1850: Fredrik Christian Sand
* 1850–1854: [[Johan Augustinussen]]
* 1854–1867: Elias Olsen 	
* 1867–1876: Jacob Fredrik Zahl
* 1877–1880: Elias Olsen
* 1881–1890: Carl Jøsevold
* 1891–1894: Jakob Beck
* 1894–1896: Lorents Pettersen
* 1896–1898: Christian F. Olsen
* 1899–1907: Carl Jøsevold
* 1908–1914: Nils Haugen
* 1915–1918: Anders Pettersen
* 1919–1922: Møller Zahl Hauknes
* 1922–1925: Ivar Hjellvik
* 1926–1928: Laurits Riise
* 1929–1942: Arne Langset ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1943–1945: Anders Forsland
* 1945-1945: Arne Langset ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1946–1952: Johan Knutsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1952–1956: Einar Enga ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1956–1957: Olaus Berg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1958–1964: Edvard Kaspersen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1964-1964: Henry Antonsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1964–1965: Håkon Langseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1966–1967: Leander Paulsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1968–1971: Arne Herseth ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1972–1973: Edvard Kaspersen ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1974–1975: Arne Herseth ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1976–1981: Mathias Sellæg Moe ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1982–1983: Kåre Eriksen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1984–1985: Ole A. Selseth ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1986–1987: Arne Herseth ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1988–1991: Øyvind Jenssen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1991–1995: Anne-Lise Wold ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1996–1999: Gunnhild Forsland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1999–2007: Anne-Lise Wold ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2007-2011: Ronny Sommerro ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2011-2015: Marit Bye ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2015–present: Hanne Davidsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|921.75|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Tommskjevelen.<ref name="elev" /> Nesna is located west of [[Rana Municipality]], north of [[Leirfjord Municipality]] (across the [[Ranfjorden]]), east of [[Dønna Municipality]] (an island municipality), and south of [[Lurøy Municipality]].

===Farms of Nesna===
Historically, the land of Nesna was divided up into named farms. These farms were used in census and tax records and are useful for genealogical research. 
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==== Map of the farms====
Note that each map has a maximum number of listings it can display, so the map has been divided into parts consistent with the [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/district_list/74253 enumeration districts] ({{langx|no|tellingskrets}}) in the 1920 census. This map includes one farm name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist. (Note: The historical tellingskrets 4, Nordsjona og Kvalnes, and 5, Myklebostad og Venes, are now part of [[Vefsn Municipality]], while the historical tellingskrets 8, Bardal; 9, Sørlandet; and 10, Lilandet Fagerviken, are now part of [[Leirfjord Municipality]]).

====Farm names and numbers====
The farms in the Nesna municipality are listed in O. Rygh's series [[Norske_Gaardnavne]] ("Norwegian farm names"), the Nordland volume of which was published in 1905.
:''See also:'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=4i5MAQAAIAAJ Digital version of Norske Gaardnavne - Nordland] {{in lang|no}}

The farm numbers are used in some census records, and numbers that are near each other indicate that those farms are geographically proximate. Handwritten Norwegian sources, particularly those prior to 1800, may use variants on these names. For recorded variants before 1723, see the digital version of O. Rygh. Note that the 1920 census records mapped above may not match O. Rygh.

Farm names were often used as part of [[Scandinavian_family_name_etymology#Norway|Norwegian names]], in addition to the person's given name and [[patronymic]] or inherited surname. Some families retained the farm name, or [https://www.kartverket.no/globalassets/til-lands/stadnamn/toponymic-guidelines-for-map-and-other-editors-norway.pdf toponymic], as a surname when they emigrated, so in those cases tracing a surname may tell you specifically where in Norway the family was from. This tradition began to change in the mid to late 19th century, and inherited surnames were codified into law in 1923.

==Notable people==
* [[Johan Augustinussen]] (born 1808 at Langset - 1888 in Nesna), a curate/choirmaster, teacher, and politician
* [[Hans Christiansen (sailor)|Hans Christiansen]] (1867 in Nesna – 1938), a sailor who competed at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Birger Fredrik Motzfeldt]] [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Royal Victorian Order|CVO]] (1898 in Nesna – 1987), an aviator and senior military officer
* [[Ida Maria]] (born 1984), a musician and singer-songwriter who was born and lives in Nesna
* [[Emil Weber Meek]] (born 1988), a professional mixed martial artist who was brought up in Nesna
* [[Ulrik Berglann]] (born 1992 in Nesna), a footballer with 180 club caps

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/nesna Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.nesna.kommune.no Official site of Nesna Municipality]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725181539/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1585#8670 Hammerø nature reserve]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111001100039/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1547#19825 Dillern-Ørnes nature reserve at Handnesøya]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111001100053/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1595#8756 Husbymarka nature reserve at Tomma]

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