Editing Sunndal Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{infobox kommune
|name                   = Sunndal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Sunndalen herred
|image_skyline          = Øksendal.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Øksendal valley
|idnumber               = 1563
|county                 = Møre og Romsdal
|district               = Nordmøre
|capital                = [[Sunndalsøra]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Sunndaling
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Sunndal komm.svg
|webpage                = www.sunndal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Ståle Refstie
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2009
|elevation_max_m        = 1984.79
|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              = 47
|area_total_km2         = 1713.37
|area_land_km2          = 1647.76
|area_water_km2         = 65.61
|area_water_percent     = 3.8
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 143
|population_total       = 7227
|population_density_km2 = 4.2
|population_increase    = 0.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|36|46|N|08|38|03|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

{{Audio|Sunndal.ogg|'''Sunndal'''}} is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in the [[Nordmøre]] [[Districts of Norway|region]] located in the northeast part of [[Møre og Romsdal]] [[counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The [[administrative center]] of the municipality is the village of [[Sunndalsøra]]. Other villages include [[Gjøra]], [[Grøa]], [[Holssanden]], [[Jordalsgrenda]], [[Romfo]], [[Ålvund]], [[Ålvundeidet]], and [[Øksendal (village)|Øksendal]]. With an area of {{convert|1713|km2}}, it is the largest municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The important occupations in Sunndal include industry (with [[Årdal og Sunndal Verk|Hydro Aluminium Sunndal]] as the biggest employer), public services, [[retail]], and [[farming]].

The {{convert|1713|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 47th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway and it is the largest by area in Møre og Romsdal county. Sunndal Municipality is the 141st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,227. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|4.2|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 0.8% 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==
[[File:Giklingdalshytta 1991.jpg|thumb|left|Giklingdalshytta in Innerdalen]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Sunndal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1854, the northern part of the municipality (population: 1,291) was separated to form the new [[Øksendal Municipality]]. This left 2,188 residents in Sunndal Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1960, the neighboring [[Ålvundeid Municipality]] (population: 513) and [[Øksendal Municipality]] (population: 497) were merged with Sunndal Municipality (population: 5,851) to form a new, larger Sunndal Municipality. Both Ålvundeid Municipality and Øksendal Municipality were historically part of the municipality before 1854. Then, on 1 January 1965, the [[Ålvund]]-[[Ålvundfjorden]] area of the neighboring [[Stangvik Municipality]] (population: 508) was transferred into Sunndal Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the Sunndalen valley ({{langx|non|Sunndalr}}). The first element is {{lang|non|sunnr}} or {{wikt-lang|non|suðr}} which mean "southern". The last element 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 |page=388 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name was spelled ''Sunddalen'' (or ''Sunndalen''). In 1870, the spelling was changed to ''Sundalen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Sunndal'', adding an "n" and 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 12 April 1983. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a wormwood plant [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I grønt en sølv malurt}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a Norwegian wormwood (''[[Artemisia (genus)|Artemisia]] norvegica'') plant. The plant 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 design was chosen in a competition for the municipal arms. This design was chosen since this plant species is only found in a few places in the world. It has its main [[Europe]]an distribution in Sunndal Municipality and neighboring [[Oppdal Municipality]] in the [[Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park]] and in [[Trollheimen]] landscape protection area. Small populations are also found in [[Ryfylke]], [[Scotland]], and the [[Ural Mountains]], with another subspecies in the mountains of [[Northern America]]. This plant can be found in abundance in many places in the mountains of Sunndal well above [[tree line]]. The arms were designed by Svein Thuen Rasmussen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sunndal |access-date=2023-04-13 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sunndal, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-63.html |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-01-20 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1983-11-25-1733 |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpen Sunndal |url=http://www.sunndal.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=831&back=1&MId1=21&MId2=459 |access-date=2008-10-19 |publisher=Sunndal Kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Sunndal Municipality. It is part of the [[Indre Nordmøre prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Møre]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sunndal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Hov||[[Hov Church]]||[[Sunndalsøra]]||1887
|-
|rowspan="2"|Romfo||[[Romfo Church]]||[[Romfo]]||1821
|-
|[[Gjøra Chapel]]||[[Gjøra]]||1935
|-
|Øksendal||[[Øksendal Church]]||[[Øksendal (village)|Øksendal]]||1894
|-
|Ålvundeid||[[Ålvundeid Church]]||[[Ålvundeidet]]||1848
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Jordalsgrenda-fra-sjøen.jpg|thumb|left|View of the [[Jordalsgrenda]] area]]
Sunndal is bordered on the west by [[Molde Municipality]] and [[Tingvoll Municipality]], on the north by [[Surnadal Municipality]], on the east by [[Oppdal Municipality]] (in [[Trøndelag]] county) and on the south by [[Lesja Municipality]] (in [[Innlandet]] county).

In the southern part of the municipality lies the [[Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park]], home to a plentiful amount of impressive [[muskox]]. In the northern part is the [[Trollheimen]] and [[Innerdalen]] landscape protection areas.

The municipality centers around the [[Sunndalsfjorden]] and the river [[Driva]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1984.79|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Storskrymten]], a [[tripoint]] on the border of Sunndal Municipality, [[Lesja Municipality]], and [[Oppdal Municipality]].<ref name="elev" /> There are also many other towering mountains including: [[Trolla (mountain)|Trolla]], [[Vinnufjellet]] (with peaks [[Dronningkrona]] and [[Kongskrona]]), [[Innerdalstårnet]], [[Salhøa]], [[Såtbakkollen]], [[Skarfjellet]], and [[Vassnebba]]. The [[Vinnufossen]] and [[Svøufallet]] waterfalls both lie near the river Driva.

==Climate==
Sunndalsøra has a temperate [[oceanic climate]] (Cfb). Atlantic lows can produce a strong [[foehn]] effect in winter as the air is forced over the mountains surrounding Sunndalsøra. Sunndalsøra has the national record high for January and February. The record high {{convert|32.1|°C}} is from July 2014, and the record low {{convert|-18.9|°C}} is from February 2010.

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|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Sunndalsøra 1991-2020 (6 m, extremes 1983-2024)
|Jan record high C = 19 | Jan record low C = -16.6
|Feb record high C = 18.9 | Feb record low C = -18.9
|Mar record high C = 18.4 | Mar record low C = -16
|Apr record high C = 22.2 | Apr record low C = -6.3
|May record high C = 28.1 | May record low C = -1
|Jun record high C = 31.9 | Jun record low C = 0.7
|Jul record high C = 32.1 | Jul record low C = 4
|Aug record high C = 31.7 | Aug record low C = 0.9
|Sep record high C = 27.6 | Sep record low C = -1.5
|Oct record high C = 25 | Oct record low C = -7.3
|Nov record high C = 21.6 | Nov record low C = -11.4
|Dec record high C = 18.3 | Dec record low C = -16.7
|Jan high C = 5.1
|Feb high C = 4.3
|Mar high C = 6.9
|Apr high C = 10.7
|May high C = 14.7
|Jun high C = 17.6
|Jul high C = 19.9
|Aug high C = 19.4
|Sep high C = 16
|Oct high C = 10.8
|Nov high C = 7.5
|Dec high C = 5.1
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|Jan mean C=1.6
|Feb mean C=1.1
|Mar mean C=2.9
|Apr mean C=6.6
|May mean C=10.2
|Jun mean C=13.1
|Jul mean C=15.5
|Aug mean C=15.2
|Sep mean C=12
|Oct mean C=7.3
|Nov mean C=4.3
|Dec mean C=1.8
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -1.2
|Feb low C = -1.6
|Mar low C = 0.1
|Apr low C = 3
|May low C = 6.3
|Jun low C = 9.4
|Jul low C = 12
|Aug low C = 11.9
|Sep low C = 8.7
|Oct low C = 4.4
|Nov low C = 1.5
|Dec low C = -1.1
|year low C =
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|Jan precipitation mm=92
|Feb precipitation mm=85
|Mar precipitation mm=79
|Apr precipitation mm=59
|May precipitation mm=58
|Jun precipitation mm=80
|Jul precipitation mm=73
|Aug precipitation mm=100
|Sep precipitation mm=95
|Oct precipitation mm=93
|Nov precipitation mm=89
|Dec precipitation mm=101
|year precipitation mm=
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|Feb precipitation days= 13
|Mar precipitation days= 14
|Apr precipitation days= 11
|May precipitation days= 12
|Jun precipitation days= 15
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|Aug precipitation days= 15
|Sep precipitation days= 13
|Oct precipitation days= 12
|Nov precipitation days= 11
|Dec precipitation days= 12
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|source 2= Noaa WMO averages 91-2020 Norway <ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA WMO normals Norway 1991-2020 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref>
}}

==Government==
Sunndal 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 [[Møre og Romsdal District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sunndal is made up of 27 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                      = Sunndal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/sunndal#seats |access-date=2024-01-16 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/sunndal#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/sunndal#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Free Candidates List
|otherparty_no             = Frie Kandidaters Liste 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Sunndal Free Voters Independent List<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Sunndal Frie Velgeres Uavhengige Liste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sunndal
|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
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Sunndal 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=Sande |first=Jostein |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017120548055 |title=Sunndalsboka. Band VII: Tid i endring. Bygdahistoria frå 1840 til 1920 |publisher=Sunndal kommune |year=1984 |isbn=8299081211 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Seljedal |first=Ivar |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015012708201 |title=Romsdals amt, Møre og Romsdal fylke, under kommunalt folkestyre |publisher=Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune |year=1939 |editor-last=Olafsen-Holm |editor-first=Jørgen |location=Ålesund |page=911 |language=no |chapter=Sunndal herredskommune 1837–1937}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sande |first=Jostein |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015013008162 |title=Sunndalsboka. Band VIII: Tidsskifte. Bygdahistoria frå 1920 til 1980 |publisher=Sunndal kommune |year=1984 |isbn=8299081254 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-09-01 |title=Solid Ap-bastion |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tidenskrav_null_null_19990901_90_200_1 |work=[[Tidens Krav]] |page=17 |language=no}}</ref>
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* 1838–1839: Jørgen Dalsbø 
* 1840–1843: Ole Christian Berner 
* 1843–1843: Anders Bjørnhjell 
* 1844–1845: Jørgen Dalsbø 
* 1846–1849: Christen Mamen Glückstad 
* 1850–1851: Anders Andersen Aaram 
* 1852–1853: Lars Olsen Haaven 
* 1854–1857: Lars Olsen Haaven 
* 1858–1861: Christian August Randers 
* 1862–1865: John Larsen Haaven 
* 1866–1868: Christian August Randers 
* 1869–1871: Ole Olsen Vennevold 
* 1872–1885: John Olsen Flatvad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1886–1887: Ole Olsen Vennevold ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1888–1889: Endre Gunnarsen Nisja ([[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]])
* 1890–1891: John Olsen Flatvad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1892–1895: Peder Toresen Hoaas ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1896–1901: Ingebrigt Gunnarsen Forseth ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1902–1910: Gunnar Endresen Nisja ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1911–1913: Lars Pedersen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1914–1916: Gunnar Ingebrigtsen Forseth ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1917–1919: Lars Pedersen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1920–1922: Gunnar Endresen Nisja ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1923–1924: Petter Pedersen Vik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1924–1925: Edvard Svanøe ([[Free-minded Liberal Party|FV]])
* 1926–1937: Gunnar Ingebrigtsen Forseth ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1938–1941: Johan Sletnes ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1941–1945: Henrik Børseth ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945–1945: Johan Sletnes ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1946–1951: Nils Walseth ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1952–1958: Ole Bruset ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1958–1959: Harald Romundset ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1960–1973: Oskar Edøy ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1974–1975: Bjarne Sundstrøm ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1976–1979: Jakob Veiset ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1980–1987: Reidun Romfo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1988–2003: Jan Silseth ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2003–2007: Knut Reinset ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2007–2009: [[Tove-Lise Torve]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2009–present: Ståle Refstie ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

== Notable people ==
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| image1=Tor Erik Jenstad 2012.jpg|caption1=Tor Erik Jenstad, 2012
| image2=20180912 UEFA Women's Champions League 2019 SKN - PSG Andrine Hegerberg DSC 4704.jpg|caption2=Andrine Hegerberg, 2018
| image3=Ada Hegerberg 2017 cropped.jpg|caption3=Ada Hegerberg, 2017
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* [[Barbara Arbuthnott]] (1822–1904), a Scottish woman who lived in Sunndal who engaged in charitable work and wrote about her life
* [[Hagbard Emanuel Berner]] (1839 in Sunndal – 1920), a jurist, politician, and newspaper editor
* [[Nils Sletbak]] (1896 in Sunndal – 1982), a jurist and [[theatre director]]
* [[Oskar Edøy]] (1916–2008), a politician and mayor of Sunndal from 1959-1973
* [[Einar Sæter]] (1917 in Øksendal – 2010), a triple jumper, resistance member, newspaper editor, and writer
* [[Tor Erik Jenstad]] (born 1956 in Sunndal), a linguist, dictionary editor, and traditional Norwegian folk musician
* [[Tove-Lise Torve]] (born 1964 in Sunndalsøra), a nurse, politician, and mayor of Sunndal from 2007-2009

=== Sport ===
* [[Tor Erik Torske]] (born 1983), a footballer with 275 club caps
* [[Andrine Hegerberg]] (born 1993 in Sunndalsøra), a footballer
* [[Guro Reiten]] (born 1994 in Sunndalsøra), a footballer
* [[Ada Hegerberg]] (born 1995), a footballer who was brought up in Sunndalsøra
* [[Oeyvind Nerland]] (born 1981), an oil and gas project manager with over 50 years of experience, Comedian  and philanthropist

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.sunndal.kommune.no}} {{in lang|no}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/sunndal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.sunndal.com Sunndalsnett] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060305022153/http://www.kulturnett.no/geografisknavigering/geografisknavigering_visning.jsp?fylke=T907179&kommune=T919289 Culture in Sunndal on the map] from [[Kulturnett.no]] {{in lang|no}}

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