Editing Norddal Municipality

{{short description|Former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Norddal
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Norddalen herred
|image_skyline          = Eidsdal.JPG
|image_caption          = View of Eidsdal
|idnumber               = 1524
|county                 = Møre og Romsdal
|district               = Sunnmøre
|capital                = [[Sylte, Norddal|Sylte]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 2020
|succeeded              = [[Fjord Municipality]]
|demonym                = Norddaling
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Norddal komm.svg
|mayor                  = Arne Sandnes
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2015-2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1999.2
|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              = 116
|area_total_km2         = 943.51
|area_land_km2          = 900.43
|area_water_km2         = 43.08
|area_water_percent     = 4.6
|population_as_of       = 2019
|population_rank        = 345
|population_total       = 1645
|population_density_km2 = 1.7
|population_increase    = -7
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|17|32|N|07|26|18|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Norddal''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|943.5|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of [[Fjord Municipality]] in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Sunnmøre]]. The [[administrative centre]] was the village of [[Sylte, Norddal|Sylte]] (also known as [[Valldal]]) in the [[Valldalen]] valley.

Norddal Municipality was the easternmost part of the [[Sunnmøre]] [[Districts of Norway|region]] along the border with [[Oppland]] county. Norddal covered an area with several distinct [[valley]]s and villages: [[Eidsdal]] and [[Norddal (village)|Norddal]] (Dalsbygda) in the south; [[Tafjord]] in the east; and Fjørå/Selboskarbygda and [[Sylte, Norddal|Sylte]] in the [[Valldalen]] valley in the north. [[Norwegian County Road 63]] traverses the municipality from south to north, going through several tunnels in the mountains including the [[Stordal Tunnel]]. The [[Heggur Tunnel]] connects the isolated village of Tafjord with the rest of the municipality.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Norddal_-_tidligere_kommune|Norddal (tidligere kommune)|2025-04-16|Stokkan|John|2022-02-08|editor2-first=Geir|editor2-last=Thorsnæs}}</ref>

Prior to its dissolution in 2020, the {{convert|943.5|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 116th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Norddal Municipality was the 345th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,645. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|1.7|PD/km2}} and its population had decreased by 7% 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 [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Norddal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). Historically, the district of [[Sunnylven Municipality|Sunnylven]] was part of the [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Norddal, but on 1 January 1838 when Norddal Municipality was established, [[Sunnylven Municipality]] was established as its own municipality, separate from Norddal. The municipal borders did not change after that time.<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>

On 1 January 2020, Norddal Municipality (population: 1,670) and [[Stordal Municipality]] (population: 972) were merged to form the new [[Fjord Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sivertstøl |first=Anette |date=2017-08-09 |title=Stordal og Norddal blir truleg Fjord kommune |url=http://www.smp.no/nyheter/2017/08/09/Stordal-og-Norddal-blir-truleg-Fjord-kommune-15132183.ece |access-date=2017-10-17 |work=Sunnmørsposten |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Norddal (village)|Dale]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Dalr}}) since the first [[Norddal Church|Dale Church]] was built there. Historically, the parish was known as simply as ''Dale''. Around the year 1600, the first element, {{wikt-lang|non|nord}}, was added. This prefix means "northern". The last element of the name is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=691LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |date=1908 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=115 and 121 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Norddalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Norddal'', removing the [[Definite article|definite form]] ending ''-en''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 16 February 1990 and they were in use until the municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a strawberry branch [[gules]]"'' ({{langx|no|På gull grunn ein raud jordbærstengel}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) 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 red [[strawberry]] branch with a three-part leaf and three berries. This design was chosen because Norddal has a tradition for producing [[fruit]]s such as apples, pears, and [[berry|berries]], notably strawberries. Wild strawberries can be found growing all over the municipality. The arms were designed by Astor Furseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Norddal |access-date=2023-04-05 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Norddal, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-24.html |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-02-16 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1990-02-16-129 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also2|[[Coat of arms of Kvæfjord]]}}

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Norddal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Norddal||[[Norddal Church]]||[[Norddal (village)|Norddal]]||1782
|-
||[[Sylte Church]]||[[Sylte, Norddal|Sylte]]||1863
|}

==History==
[[Valldal]] is mentioned in the historical books of [[Snorri Sturluson]]. While escaping the Danish army, [[Olaf II of Norway|Olav Haraldsson]], later to become St. Olav, went ashore in [[Valldalen]] during the winter 1028/1029. Here, he supposedly came across a troublesome "[[sea serpent]]" which he tossed onto the mountainside and can today be seen as a lighter rock pattern above the municipal centre [[Sylte, Norddal|Sylte]]. On his journey up the valley towards [[Trollstigen]], he received help from the farmers at Grønning to pass a rocky section called Skjærsura. For this help he deemed that the seed crop would never suffer from frost. Also, a natural spring in Valldal is named after St. Olav and is said to have a healing effect.

In 2008, a [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.3062208/ memorial stone] was erected at the farm Døving, about {{convert|3|km}} up the valley from the sea, where the first church and cemetery is believed to have been located.

==Government==
While it existed, Norddal 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 SNL|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Sunnmøre District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Norddal was made up of 17 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                      = Norddal
|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>
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party list for Norddal
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste for Norddal
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/m%C3%B8re%2Bog%2Bromsdal/norddal?type=ko&year=2011 |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|otherparty                = Cross-party list for Norddal
|otherparty_no             = Tverpolitisk liste for Norddal
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Norddal List
|otherparty_no1            = Norddalslista
|otherparty_number1        = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|otherparty                = Cross-party list for Norddal
|otherparty_no             = Tverpolitisk liste for Norddal
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Norddal List
|otherparty_no1            = Norddalslista
|otherparty_number1        = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Action List for Norddal
|otherparty_no             = Aksjonslista for Norddal 	
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Norddal List
|otherparty_no1            = Norddalslista
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Socialist common list
|otherparty_no             = Sosialistisk fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Valldal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Valldal
|otherparty_number         = 10
|otherparty1               = Local list for Fjørå
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdeliste for Fjørå
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty2               = Local list for Tafjord
|otherparty_no2            = Bygdeliste for Tafjord
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|otherparty3               = Local list for Dalsbygda
|otherparty_no3            = Bygdeliste for Dalsbygda
|otherparty_number3        = 2
|smallparty                = [[Bygdeliste|Local list for Eidsdal]]
|smallparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Eidsdal
|smallparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 18
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|start                     = 1969
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Local_Lists               = 19
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Norddal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 18
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Norddal was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people 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>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838–1844: Arne Iversen Grønningsæter
* 1844–1847: Lars Larsen Myren
* 1848–1879: Elias Arnesson Grønningsæter
* 1880–1883: Elias O. Uri
* 1884–1919: Nils E. Grønningsæter
* 1920–1928: Gerhard Grønningsæter
* 1929–1934: Nils J. Linge
* 1935–1941: Gerhard Grønningsæter
* 1941–1942: Elias Øien ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1942–1945: Ole K. Løvoll ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945–1945: Gerhard Grønningsæter
* 1946–1947: Elias Øien
* 1948–1955: Karl Linge
* 1956–1959: Nils P. Linge
* 1960–1963: Elias Lingås
* 1964–1967: Magnus Berdal
* 1967–1967: Karl A. Døving
* 1968–1971: Kåre Nerhagen
* 1972–1973: Ragnar Lødøen
* 1974–1975: Per Berge
* 1976–1987: Karl A. Døving ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1988–1993: Arne Sandnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1994–1999: Gudmund Relling ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1999–2007: Arne Sandnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2007–2015: Bjørn Inge Ruset ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2015–2019: Arne Sandnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
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==Geography==
The municipality was located around the [[Norddalsfjorden]] and the [[Tafjorden]] which flow west to east. They are the innermost branches off the main [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]]. [[Stranda Municipality]] was located to the west and south, [[Skjåk Municipality]] was to the southeast, [[Rauma Municipality]] was to the east and north, and [[Stordal Municipality]] was to the northwest.

The main [[Valldalen]] valley runs to the northeast from the fjord. The valleys are surrounded by the [[Tafjordfjella]] mountain range. The mountains [[Puttegga]], [[Karitinden]], and [[Tordsnose]] sat on the eastern border of the municipality. The mountain [[Høgstolen]] was in the northern part of the municipality. [[Reinheimen National Park]] was located partially in the municipality of Norddal. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|1999|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Puttegga]], located along the border with [[Rauma Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

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

==References==
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