Editing Vanylven Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Vanylven
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Vannelven herred
|image_skyline          = Vanylvsfjord from eidsaa.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the Vanylvsfjorden from Eidså
|idnumber               = 1511
|county                 = Møre og Romsdal
|district               = Sunnmøre
|capital                = [[Fiskå, Møre og Romsdal|Fiskå]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Vanylving
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Vanylven komm.svg
|webpage                = www.vanylven.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Paul Sindre Vedeld 
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1142.95
|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              = 240
|area_total_km2         = 385.11
|area_land_km2          = 365.08
|area_water_km2         = 20.03
|area_water_percent     = 5.2
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 228
|population_total       = 3026
|population_density_km2 = 7.9
|population_increase    = -8.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|03|38|N|05|41|51|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Vanylven''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Sunnmøre]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] is the village of [[Fiskå, Møre og Romsdal|Fiskå]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Åheim]], [[Åram]], [[Rovdane]], [[Eidså]], [[Slagnes]], and [[Syvde, Møre og Romsdal|Syvde]].

The {{convert|385|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 240th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vanylven Municipality is the 228th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,026. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|7.9|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 8.4% 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:St. Jetmundkyrkja.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Saint Jetmund Church|St. Jetmund Church]]]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of ''Vanelven'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The spelling was later changed to Vanylven. On 1 February 1918, the area around the [[Syvdsfjorden]] (population: 1,260) was separated to become the new [[Syvde Municipality]]. This left Vanylven Municipality with 1,848 residents.<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>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, [[Syvde Municipality]] (population: 1,458) and the [[Rovdestranda]] area (population: 436) of [[Rovde Municipality]] were both merged into Vanylven Municipality, giving Vanylven a new population of 3,897.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2002, the mainland [[Åram]] area north of [[Fiskåbygd]] (population: 380) was transferred from [[Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Sande Municipality]] to Vanylven Municipality.<ref name="Dag" /><ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2001 |title=1511 Vanylven. Population 1 January and population changes during the year. 1951- |url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/folkendrhist_en/tables/tab/1511.html |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the [[Vanylvsfjorden]] ({{langx|non|Vaniflir}}). The meaning of the first element is uncertain, but it may come from the word {{wikt-lang|non|vaðr}} which means "fishing line" or {{lang|non|vannr}} which mean "dark" or "colorless", referring to the occurrence of [[olivine]] in the area. The last element is {{lang|non|iflir}} which is frequently used in the [[Sunnmøre]] area in the names of [[fjord]]s. It possibly comes from the word {{lang|non|viflir}} which means "low, wet terrain".<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=1 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name was written ''Vanelven''. In 1889, the spelling was changed to ''Vannelven''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Vanylven''.<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> {{see also|Sunnylven Municipality#Name|Sykkylven Municipality#Name}}

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 December 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a [[Pile (heraldry)|pile]] [[embowed]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På grøn grunn ein nedvend sølv spiss laga med bogeliner}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[Pile (heraldry)|pile]] [[embowed]] (a triangle with curved sides). The charge 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 arms are meant to show how the [[Vanylvsfjorden]] meets the sea, surrounded by the fertile green lands of Vanylven. The fertile lands and the sea which is full of [[herring]] are both important industries to the municipality which is why the colors green (land) and silver (sea) were chosen for the arms. The arms were designed by Jostein O. Mo. 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=Vanylven |access-date=2023-04-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-11.html |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-12-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-12-11-1063 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Om Vanylven |url=http://www.vanylven.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=32 |access-date=2008-10-18 |language=no}}</ref>

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vanylven'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|- 
|Vanylven||[[Vanylven Church]]||[[Slagnes]]||1863
|- 
||Syvde||[[Syvde Church]]||[[Syvde, Møre og Romsdal|Syvde]]||1837
|- 
||Rovde||[[Rovde Church]]||[[Rovdane]]||1872
|- 
||Åram||[[Åram Church]]||[[Åram]]||1927
|-
||Åheim||[[Saint Jetmund Church]]||[[Åheim]]||1130
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Vanylven 024.jpg|thumb|left]]
Vanylven borders [[Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Sande Municipality]] and [[Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Herøy Municipality]] in the north (across the [[Rovdefjorden]]). [[Volda Municipality]] lies to the east; and [[Stad Municipality]] (in [[Vestland]] county) is located to the south.

Vanylven Municipality is located on the mainland of Norway and it is surrounded by several fjords. The [[Vanylvsfjorden]] lies to the west and the [[Rovdefjorden]] to the north. The [[Syvdsfjorden]] cuts into the municipality from the north and it empties into the Rovdefjorden. The [[Syltefjorden (Møre og Romsdal)|Syltefjorden]] branches off the main Vanylvsfjorden, just past the village of [[Fiskåbygd]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1142.95|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Storeblæja, just north of the border with [[Volda Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

==Government==
Vanylven 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 SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</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 Vanylven Municipality is made up of 21 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                      = Vanylven
|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/vanylven#seats |access-date=2024-01-20 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|INP                       = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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/vanylven#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|smallparty                = Healthcare Party
|smallparty_no             = Helsepartiet
|smallparty_number         = 2
|smallparty_color          = orange
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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/vanylven#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Kyst                      = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Kyst                      = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|Kyst                      = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Common list for Vik, Åheim, Sundal, and Almklovdalen<br />
|otherparty_no             = Samlingslista for Vik, Åheim, Sundal og Almklovdalen
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Syvde Common List
|otherparty_no             = Syvde Samlingsliste 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Common list for Vik, Åheim, Sunndal, and Almklovdalen<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Samlingsliste for Vik, Åheim, Sunndal og Almklovdalen
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Common list for Inner Syvde
|otherparty_no             = Samlingsliste for Indre Syvde
|otherparty_number         = 4
|otherparty1               = Common list for Vik, Åheim, Sundal, and Almklovdal<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Samlingsliste for Vik, Åheim, Sundal og Almklovdal
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|otherparty2               = Common list for Nordstranda, Fiskå, Tunheim, and Sylte<br /> 
|otherparty_no2            = Samlingsliste for Nordstranda, Fiskå, Tunheim og Sylte
|otherparty_number2        = 3
|otherparty3               = Common list for Rovde
|otherparty_no3            = Samlingsliste for Rovde
|otherparty_number3        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 22
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Local_Lists               = 29
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 19
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 18
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vanylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 15
|}}
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===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Vanylven Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
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* 1838–1839: Jon J. Sundal
* 1840–1843: Nicolai Christian Synnestvedt
* 1844–1855: Jon J. Sundal
* 1856–1859: Hans A. Thunem
* 1860–1863: Bern Krøvel
* 1864–1869: Samson Qviebakke
* 1870–1871: Bern Krøvel
* 1872–1875: Samson Qviebakke
* 1876–1877: Matias O. Thunem
* 1878–1879: Bernt S. Breiteig
* 1880–1895: Matias O. Thunem
* 1896–1901: Gerhard K. Fiskå
* 1902–1913: Kristian R. Sandnes
* 1914–1919: Ola Hellebust
* 1920–1925: Andreas M. Osnes
* 1926–1931: Petter I. Lien
* 1932–1934: John A. Aasen
* 1935–1937: Andreas M. Osnes
* 1938–1945: John A. Aasen
* 1945–1945: Sverre Nybø	(H)
* 1946–1949: Knut Rønnestad
* 1950–1951: Knut A. Thunem
* 1952–1955: Anfinn M. Skorge
* 1956–1959: Einar Orten
* 1960–1961: Sverre Nybø ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1962–1963: Olav A. Aarø
* 1964–1965: Osnes
* 1966–1973: Ola Øvregård
* 1974–1975: Svein Thunem
* 1976–1983: Ragnar Vik
* 1984–1987: Jon Arne Lillebø ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1988–2003: Jon Aasen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2003–2015: Jan Helgøy ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 2015–2023: Lena M. Landsverk Sande ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 2023–present: Paul Sindre Vedeld ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Maktskifte i Vanylven |url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/maktskifte-i-vanylven-1.16554049 |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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[[File:Maria Parr.jpg|115px|thumb|Maria Parr, 2009]]
== Notable people ==
* [[Jacob Vidnes]] (1875 in Vanylven – 1940), a trade unionist, newspaper editor, and politician
* [[Marie Lovise Widnes]] (born 1930 in Vanylven), a poet, author, singer, composer, and politician
* [[Helge Simonnes]] (born 1955 in Vanylven), an editor and current editor-in-chief of ''[[Vårt Land (Norwegian newspaper)|Vårt Land]]''
* [[Else Mundal]] (born 1944 in Vanylven), a philologist and academic
* [[Maria Parr]] (born 1981 in Vanylven), a children's writer

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

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