Editing Vefsn Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Vefsn
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Vefsen herred
|image_skyline          = Mosjoentown.jpg
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 1824
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Helgeland
|capital                = [[Mosjøen]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Vefsning
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Vefsn komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.vefsn.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Rune Krutå
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1556.55
|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              = 41
|area_total_km2         = 1929.40
|area_land_km2          = 1838.13
|area_water_km2         = 91.27
|area_water_percent     = 4.7
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 91
|population_total       = 13469
|population_density_km2 = 7
|population_increase    = 1.4
|coordinates            = {{coord|65|47|57|N|13|15|02|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Vefsn''' ({{langx|sma|Vaapste}}) 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 [[List of towns and cities in Norway|town]] of [[Mosjøen]] (population: 9,843). Some of the notable villages in Vefsn include [[Drevvassbygda]], [[Elsfjord]], and [[Husvik, Vefsn|Husvik]].

The {{convert|1929|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 41st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Vefsn is the 91st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,469. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.4% 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>

==History==
[[File:Paviljong Mosjøen.JPG|thumb|left|Part of the city park in Mosjøen, Vefsn municipality.]]
The municipality of Vefsn was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1862, the vast eastern district (population: 921) was separated from Vefsn Municipality to become the new [[Hattfjelldal Municipality]]. This left Vefsn Municipality with 5,051 residents. In 1876, the town of [[Mosjøen]] (population: 379) was separated from Vefsn Municipality to become a separate town-municipality. This left Vefsn Municipality with 4,672 residents.<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>

In 1927, Vefsn Municipality was split into three: the small northern district (population: 964) became the new [[Drevja Municipality]] and the large southern district (population: 1,746) became the new [[Grane Municipality]]. After the split, Vefsn Municipality had 3,119 residents remaining. In 1939, a small area of Vefsn Municipality (population: 45) was transferred to neighboring town of [[Mosjøen]].<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1962, Vefsn Municipality (population: 5,358) was merged with the neighboring town of Mosjøen (population: 4,628) and the neighboring [[Drevja Municipality]] (population: 1,001) and [[Elsfjord Municipality]] (population: 920) to form a new, larger Vefsn Municipality. On 1 January 1995, the mainland areas of the neighboring [[Alstahaug Municipality]] (population: 70) were transferred to Vefsn Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
[[File:NK 4 Vefsn 28-12-1859.jpg|thumb|left|The post office was named VEFSEN in 1859.]]
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the river [[Vefsna]] ({{langx|non|Vefsnar}}) which flows through the municipality into the [[Vefsnfjorden]] ({{langx|non|Vefsnir}}). The meaning of the river name is unknown, but it possibly comes from the old word {{wikt-lang|non|vefja}} which means "to wrap" or "to wind around".<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 |page=64 |language=no}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Vefsen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Vefsn''.<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 13 September 1974. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Sable (heraldry)|Sable]], a rooster [[argent]] armed [[gules]]"'' ({{langx|no|På svart bunn en sølv hane}}). This means the arms have a black [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[rooster]]. The rooster 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 rooster is also [[attitude (heraldry)|armed]] which means its claws, beak, and [[Comb (anatomy)|comb]] are colored red. The rooster is a symbol for watchfulness and alertness. The arms were designed by Arthur Gustavsson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vefsn |access-date=2023-02-04 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="FW">{{Cite web |title=Vefsn, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-24.html |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1974-09-13 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1974-09-13-10 |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

The coat of arms was originally adopted by the municipality of [[Mosjøen]] on 25 March 1960. In 1962, Mosjøen was merged with Vefsn Municipality, [[Drevja Municipality]], and [[Elsfjord Municipality]] to form a new, larger Vefsn Municipality. After the merger, the old arms of Mosjøen were chosen for the new municipality. Since the arms officially became obsolete after the merger, they were re-granted in 1974.<ref name="FW" />

==Churches==
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Vefsn Municipality. It is part of the [[Indre Helgeland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vefsn'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Dolstad||[[Dolstad Church]]||[[Mosjøen]]||1735
|-
|Drevja||[[Drevja Church]]||Nilsskogen||1883
|-
|Elsfjord||[[Elsfjord Church]]||[[Elsfjord]]||1955
|}

==Government==
Vefsn 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 Vefsn is made up of 29 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                      = Vefsn
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/vefsn#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 =  
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 8
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Vefsn Cross-Politics Party
|otherparty_no             = Vefsn tverrpolitiske parti
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/vefsn#seats |access-date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Rødt                      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Vefsn Cross-Politics Party
|otherparty_no             = Vefsn tverrpolitiske parti
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|Rødt                      = 4
|otherparty                = Vefsn Cross-Politics Party
|otherparty_no             = Vefsn tverrpolitiske parti
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/vefsn#seats |access-date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 32
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 32
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 27
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 27
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 29
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 27
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 5
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 53
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 29
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|NKP                       = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vefsn
|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                     = 20
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|NKP                       = 7
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Vefsn 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 |title=Ordførere i Vefsn |url=http://www.drevja.com/ipub/pages/ordforere_i_vefsn.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025656/http://www.drevja.com/ipub/pages/ordforere_i_vefsn.php |archive-date=2014-11-29 |access-date=2023-03-03 |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* 1838–1842: Christian Quale 
* 1842–1844: Kristoffer Ingebrigtsen
* 1844–1862: Ola Olsson
* 1863–1864: Peter Holst 
* 1865–1866: Ola Olsson 
* 1867–1870: Anders Persson
* 1871–1876: John Ottesen 
* 1877–1878: Even Sund 
* 1889–1894: Peter Holst 
* 1895–1896: Nils M. Kulstad 
* 1897–1898: Even Sund 
* 1899–1901: Per Flaa ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1902–1904: Nils Kulstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1905-1905: Christian Møinichen Havig ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1905-1905: Per Flaa ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1905–1913: Ole Klemmentsen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1914–1916: Mikkel Alsgaard ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1917–1918: Nils Skandfer 
* 1919-1920: Sølfest Hagen
* 1920–1925: Nils Mjaavatn
* 1926–1928: Anders Svare ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1929–1940: Per M. Stordal ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1943–1945: Anders Svare
* 1946-1946: Kåre Vangen 			 
* 1946–1947: Arne Aalbotsjord ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1948–1954: Anders Granås 			 
* 1954–1955: Arne Aalbotsjord ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1956-1959: Kåre Vangen
* 1960-1961: Arne Aalbotsjord ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1962-1966: Einar Jensen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1966–1975: Arne Aalbotsjord ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1976–1979: Eugen Almås ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1980-1989: Peder Hyttebakk ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1990-1993: Roy Skogsholm ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1993-1998: [[Knut Petter Torgersen]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1998-2000: Britt Jonassen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2000-2019: Jann-Arne Løvdahl ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2019–2023: Berit Hundåla ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]) 
* 2023–present: Rune Krutå ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
{{div col end}}

==Geography==
The [[administrative centre]] of Vefsn is the town of Mosjøen which is situated along the innermost part of the [[Vefsnfjorden]]. Outside Mosjøen, the large municipality of Vefsn is dominated by [[spruce]] [[forest]]s, [[mountain]]s, [[lake]]s, [[agriculture]], and the [[Vefsna]] river. The municipality is served by [[Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad]].

The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1556.55|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Geittinden.<ref name="elev" /> The mountain [[Lukttinden]] is located in the northern part of the municipality. There are many large lakes in Vefsn including [[Drevvatnet]], [[Finnknevatnet]], [[Fustvatnet]], [[Hundålvatnet]], [[Luktvatnet]], [[Mjåvatnet]], and [[Ømmervatnet]]. The [[Lomsdal–Visten National Park]] is partially located in Vefsn.

===Birdlife===
The bird watcher that visits Vefsn soon realizes that it will take more than a day to cover all the interesting [[habitat]]s and birding areas. Here you will find areas of virtually untouched [[Pinophyta|coniferous]] [[woodland]]s, both inland and along the coast. The Skjørlegda [[nature reserve]] is a good example of woodland protection. Here you will find a virtually untouched coniferous forest covering the Eiterå valley. The valley stretches inland to a higher mountainous habitat that is also worth checking.
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160px">
Lukttinden.JPG|Luktinden (mountain) in autumn
Rv 78 i Vefsn.JPG|The road along Vefsnfjord
Drevjedalen-2006-07-15.JPG|Drevje valley (''Drevjedalen''), Vefsn
</gallery>

===Farms of Vefsn===
Historically, the land of Vefsn was divided up into named farms. These farms were used in census and tax records and are useful for genealogical research.

====Farm maps====
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/74250 enumeration districts] ({{langx|no|tellingskrets}}) in the 1920 census. This map will include one farm name per farm number; other farm names or subdivision numbers may exist. 

The municipalities of [[Mosjøen]], [[Elsfjord_Municipality | Elsfjord]], and [[Drevja_Municipality | Drevja]] were incorporated into Vefsn in 1962, and are not included in these maps. Tellingskrets 5, Granli; 6 Øvre Svenningdal, and 7 Austervefsen og Feplingdal, are now part of other municipalities, primarily [[Grane Municipality | Grane]].

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====Names and numbers====
Following are the farms in the Vefsn Municipality, as they are listed in O. Rygh's series [[Norske_Gaardnavne]] ({{lit|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.

{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! Farm Name !! Farm Number
|-
| Juviken || 1  
|-
| Grønviken || 2  
|-
| Søttaren || 3  
|-
| Øren || 4  
|-
| Kleven || 5  
|-
| Sørgaarden || 6, 1  
|-
| Hundaala, 1 || 6, 7  
|-
| Hundaala, 2 || 7  
|-
| Høinesdalen || 8  
|-
| Digermulen || 9  
|-
| Demmeldalen || 10  
|-
| Hundaalvatnet || 11  
|-
| Bjørnvolden || 12  
|-
| Sørvasdale || 13  
|-
| Vikdalen || 14  
|-
| Øien || 15  
|-
| Rotneset || 15, 5  
|-
| Kvandalen || 16  
|- 
| Tveraaen || 17  
|-
| Kjærstad || 18  
|-
| Helvik || 18, 2  
|-
| Rosvold || 19  
|-
| Aufles || 20  
|-
| Grøva || 21  
|-
| Kvalfors || 22  
|-
| Forsjorden || 23  
|-
| Øksendalen || 24  
|-
| Steinlien || 25  
|-
| Eiteraaen øvre || 26  
|-
| Eiteraaen nedre || 27  
|-
| Eiteraaen vestre || 28  
|- 
| Eiteraaholmen || 29  
|-
| Tverelvmoen || 30  
|-
| Skjørlægden || 31  
|-
| Eiteraafjeldet || 32  
|-
| Ravnaaen || 33  
|-
| Turmoen || 34  
|-
| Faldmoen || 35  
|-
| Spelremmen || 36  
|-
| Laksfors, 1 || 37  
|-
| Laksfors, 2 || 38  
|-
| Laksforshoved || 39  
|-
| Spelen || 40  
|-
| Valryggen || 41  
|-
| Finsaasen || 42  
|-
| Glugvaselven || 43  
|-
| Haustreisdalen, 1 || 44  
|-
| Haustreisdalen, 2 || 45  
|-
| Nygaarden || 46  
|-
| Glugvatnet || 47  
|-
| Grane || 48  
|-
| Almdalen || 49  
|-
| Svenningdalen nedre || 50  
|-
| Baafjeldmoen || 51  
|-
| Stavasdalen || 52  
|-
| Baafjelddalen || 53  
|-
| Svenningdalen øvre || 54  
|-
| Hjortskarmoen, 1 || 55  
|-
| Kapskarmoen || 56  
|-
| Hjortskarmoen, 2 || 57  
|-
| Holmvasdalen || 58  
|- 
| Bjørkaasen || 59  
|-
| Kjerringvatnet || 60  
|-
| Kapfjeldlien || 61  
|-
| Storkjønlien || 62  
|-
| Tomasvatnet || 63  
|-
| Bjorkjønlien || 64  
|- 
| Kvanlien || 65  
|-
| Tøimskarlien || 66  
|-
| Bustadmoen || 67  
|-
| Simskaret || 68  
|-
| Fiplingkroken || 69  
|-
| Fiplingdalen, 1 || 70  
|-
| Fiplingdalen, 2 || 71  
|-
| Forshaugen || 72  
|-
| Jerpaasen || 73  
|-
| Hallingen || 74  
|-
| Fagerlien || 75  
|-
| Klovimoen || 76  
|-
| Bjorbækmoen || 77  
|-
| Stillelvaasen || 78  
|-
| Svartvatnet || 79  
|-
| Stabforsmoen || 80  
|-
| Stormoen || 81  
|-
| Baafjeldmoen østre || 82  
|-
| Fjeldbækmoen || 83  
|-
| Herringbotnet || 84  
|-
| Lien || 84, 1  
|-
| Nergaarden || 84, 2  
|-
| Kalvmoen || 85  
|-
| Skjaamoen || 86  
|-
| Kjønnaasen || 87  
|-
| Kjemsaasen || 88  
|-
| Killeraasen || 89  
|-
| Reinfjeldet || 90  
|-
| Lian || 90, 1  
|-
| Nordaasen || 91  
|-
| Klubben || 91, 3  
|-
| Langvatnet || 92  
|-
| Aasen || 93  
|-
| Ravatnet || 94  
|-
| Ravasbakken || 94, 1  
|-
| Fokstad || 94, 3  
|-
| Nordstad || 94, 4  
|-
| Alsgaarden || 95  
|-
| Bjørnaaen øvre || 96  
|-
| Einremmen || 96, 3  
|-
| Bjørnaalien || 97  
|-
| Skogsaasen || 98  
|-
| Bjørnaaen nedre || 99  
|-
| Mosaasen || 100  
|-
| Skog, 1 || 101  
|-
| Kringleøren || 101, 2  
|-
| Øvstenget || 101, 6  
|-
| Skog, 2 || 102  
|-
| Mo || 103  
|-
| Husbrekken || 103, 2  
|-
| Myrbakken || 103, 3  
|- 
| Nyrud || 103, 5  
|-
| Dolstad || 104  
|-
| Hals || 105  
|-
| Halsøen || 105, 2  
|-
| Andaas || 106  
|-
| Remmen || 107  
|-
| Hagfors || 108  
|-
| Moldremmen || 109  
|-
| Marken øvre || 110  
|-
| Gamarken || 111  
|-
| Røsdalen || 112  
|-
| Midtmarken indre || 113  
|-
| Midtmarken ytre || 114  
|-
| Jakobgaardshaugen || 114, 2  
|-
| Marken nedre || 115  
|-
| Aalbosjorden || 116  
|-
| Fjeldstad || 116, 2  
|-
| Kulstad || 117  
|-
| Aasen || 117, 1  
|-
| Baathølen || 117, 2  
|-
| Myren || 117, 3  
|-
| Dalenget || 117, 4  
|-
| Staurremmen || 117, 8  
|-
| Fustskotremmen, 1 || 117, 9  
|-
| Trangdalen || 117, 10  
|-
| Fustskotremmen, 2 || 117, 11  
|-
| Finbrauten || 117, 12  
|-
| Kulstadsjøen || 117, 16  
|-
| Rynes || 118  
|-
| Bøen || 118, 4  
|-
| Aaremmen || 119  
|-
| Katuglehaugen || 120  
|-
| Veset || 121  
|-
| Forsmoen indre || 122  
|-
| Jomfruremmen || 123  
|-
| Haukland || 124  
|-
| Gløsen || 124, 3  
|-
| Volden || 125  
|-
| Bjørknes || 126  
|-
| Risnes || 127  
|-
| Myrnes || 128  
|-
| Aanes || 129  
|-
| Svartaasen || 130  
|-
| Steffenremmen || 131  
|-
| Herring mellem || 132  
|-
| Nilsmoen || 133  
|-
| Almdalen || 134  
|-
| Østerherring øvre || 135  
|-
| Østerherring nedre || 136  
|-
| Stien || 137  
|-
| Lillesmedseng øvre || 138  
|-
| Lillesmedseng nedre || 139  
|-
| Storsmedseng || 140  
|-
| Lynghaugen || 140, 2  
|-
| Strøm || 141  
|-
| Jordbæksletten || 142  
|-
| Breivik || 143  
|-
| Aspnes || 144  
|-
| Aakviken || 145  
|-
| Langmoen, 1 || 146  
|-
| Langmoen, 2 || 147  
|-
| Engaasen || 148  
|-
| Rokaasen || 149  
|-
| Granaasen || 150  
|-
| Hellefjeld ytre || 151  
|-
| Storremmen || 151, 1  
|-
| Utgaarden || 151, 2  
|-
| Husremmen || 151, 3  
|-
| Hellefjeld mellem || 152  
|-
| Hellefjeld øvre || 153  
|-
| Guldmoen || 154  
|-
| Høglien || 155  
|-
| Groftremmen || 156  
|-
| Skjetviken || 157  
|-
| Sovarneset || 158  
|-
| Mjaavatnet, 1 || 159  
|-
| Gofahaugen || 159, 1  
|-
| Mjaavatnet, 2 || 160  
|-
| Strømsnes || 161  
|-
| Tuvneset || 162  
|- 
| Troldaasuren || 163  
|-
| Ømmervashoved  || 164  
|-
| Næverveien med Kaldaahaugen || 165  
|-
| Hatten || 166  
|-
| Angermoen || 167  
|-
| Stordalen || 168  
|-
| Bjørkremmen || 169  
|-
| Sandbugten || 170  
|-
| Almlien || 171  
|-
| Ømmervasbugten || 172  
|-
| Perjorden || 173  
|-
| Blaafjeldet || 174  
|-
| Blaafjelddalen || 175  
|-
| Steinhaugen || 176  
|-
| Smalboremmen || 177  
|-
| Rognryggen || 178  
|-
| Vashoved || 179  
|-
| Tømmermyrmoen || 180  
|-
| Myrmoen || 181  
|-
| Bratlien || 182  
|-
| Kummerneset || 183  
|-
| Kummermoen || 184  
|-
| Breimoen || 185  
|- 
| Baatstrand || 186  
|-
| Trømoen || 186, 1  
|-
| Trøen || 186, 2  
|-
| Øigaarden || 186, 3  
|-
| Almaasen || 187  
|-
| Lamoen || 188  
|-
| Granmoen || 189  
|-
| Strøm || 190  
|-
| Moen || 190, 1  
|-
| Myren || 190, 2  
|-
| Nystad || 190, 6  
|-
| Forsmoen ytre || 191  
|-
| Bratbakken || 192  
|-
| Bergsnev || 193  
|-
| Nyland indre || 194  
|-
| Stuvland || 195  
|-
| Drevland || 196  
|-
| Utnes || 197  
|-
| Holand || 198  
|-
| Myrmoen || 198, 3  
|-
| Lindset || 199  
|-
| Fornesviken || 199, 4  
|- 
| Søfting || 200  
|-
| Skaland || 201  
|-
| Staulan || 201, 1  
|}

==Notable people==
Notable people that were born or lived in Vefsn include:
[[File:SiljeReinaamo01.jpg|140px|thumb|Silje Reinåmo, 2008]]
[[File:Anette Sagen Hinterzarten2012.jpg|140px|thumb|Anette Sagen, 2012]]
* [[Thorolf Holmboe]] (1866 in Vefsn –1935), a painter, illustrator, and designer
* [[Nils Mjaavatn]] (1883 in Vefsn – 1951), a farmer, teacher, and politician
* [[David Monrad Johansen]] (1888 in Vefsn – 1974), a composer
* [[Aage Grundstad]] (1923 in Vefsn – 2012), an award-winning accordion player<ref name="Obit">{{Cite news |date=2012-07-13 |title=In Loving Memory of Aage Grundstad |url=https://www.norwegianamerican.com/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/219_7.13.12DIGITALSMALL.PDF |access-date=2019-01-14 |work=Norwegian American Weekly |page=21 |volume=123 |issue=28}}</ref>
* [[Erling Bauck]] (1924 in Mosjøen – 2004), a [[Norwegian resistance]] member and writer
* [[Kjell Eliassen]] (born 1929 in Vefsn), a diplomat
* [[Trond Øyen]] (1929 in Mosjøen – 1999), a Norwegian violinist
* [[Baard Owe]] (1936 in Mosjøen – 2017), an actor, moved to Denmark in 1956<ref>{{IMDb name|0654070|name=Baard Owe}}. Retrieved 03 September 2020</ref>
* [[Inga Juuso]] (1945 in Mosjøen – 2014), a [[yoiker]], Sami singer and actress<ref>{{IMDb name|2296521|name=Inga Juuso}}. Retrieved 03 September 2020</ref>
* [[Odd Eriksen]] (born 1955; worked in Mosjøen), a politician also known for stopping an Algerian hijacker from crashing a Kato Air-flight in 2004.
* [[Frode Fjellheim]] (born 1959 in Mussere), a yoiker and musician on piano and synthesizer
* [[Finn Guttormsen]] (born 1968 in Mosjøen), a Jazz musician on upright bass
* [[Aleksander L. Nordaas]] (born 1982 in Mosjøen), a screenwriter and film director<ref>{{IMDb name|2063500|name=Aleksander Nordaas}}. Retrieved 03 September 2020</ref> 
* [[Silje Reinåmo]] (born 1982 in Mosjøen), an actress, dancer, and musical performer<ref>{{IMDb name|3292413|name=Silje Reinåmo}}. Retrieved 03 September 2020</ref>
* [[Sandra Lyng]] (born 1987 in Mosjøen), a Norwegian singer

=== Sport ===
* [[Johan Lind]] (born 1942 in Mosjøen), a speed skater who competed at the [[1968 Winter Olympics|1968]] and [[1972 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Bent Inge Johnsen]] (born 1972 in Mosjøen), a former footballer with 284 club caps and assistant manager
* [[Anette Sagen]] (born 1985 in Mosjøen), a Norwegian former ski jumper
* [[Thomas Drage]] (born 1992 in Mosjøen), a football player with over 220 club caps
* [[Eirin Maria Kvandal]] (born 2001), a Norwegian ski jumper

==See also==
*[[Nazi concentration camps in Norway]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/vefsn Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://mosjoen.com mosjoen.com - local portal for Mosjøen and Vefsn] (in Norwegian)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113184939/http://www.vefsnslektshistorielag.com/ Local history and genealogy] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110213090801/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1528#7528 Andås nature reserve with mixed forest]  {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115222/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1662#4529 Skjørlægda nature reserve preserving an intact valley ecosystem] {{in lang|no}}

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