Editing Volda Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Volda
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Volden herred
|image_skyline          = Volda.jpg
|image_caption          = View of Volda and the Voldsfjorden
|idnumber               = 1577
|county                 = Møre og Romsdal
|district               = Sunnmøre
|capital                = [[Volda (village)|Volda]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Volding
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = volda komm 2020.svg
|flag                   = none
|webpage                = www.volda.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Sølvi Dimmen
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2019
|elevation_max_m        = 1700.32
|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              = 132
|area_total_km2         = 876.87
|area_land_km2          = 833.63
|area_water_km2         = 43.24
|area_water_percent     = 4.9
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 104
|population_total       = 11093
|population_density_km2 = 12.7
|population_increase    = 9.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|05|16|N|06|00|51|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Volda''' 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 [[Volda (village)|village of Volda]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Dravlaus]], [[Fyrde]], [[Straumshamn]], [[Leira, Møre og Romsdal|Leira]], [[Bjørke]], and [[Grodås]]. The municipality is located about {{convert|50|km}} south of the town of [[Ålesund]].

The {{convert|877|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 132nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Volda Municipality is the 104th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,093. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|12.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 9.5% 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:Nedre-Ekset i Volda oktober 2009.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Farm of Sivert Aarflot. The Sivert Aarflot museum to the left.]]
The municipality of ''Volden'' was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The original municipality was the same as the parish ([[prestegjeld]]) of Volden, including the sub-parishes of [[Ørsta Municipality|Ørsta]] and [[Dalsfjord Municipality|Dalsfjord]]. On 1 August 1883, the eastern sub-parish of Ørsta (population: 2,070) was separated from Volden to form the new [[Ørsta Municipality]]. This left Volden Municipality with 3,485 residents. On 1 January 1893, the Ytrestølen farm in [[Ørsta Municipality]] (population: 13) was transferred to Volden Municipality. In 1918, the name was changed from ''Volden Municipality'' to ''Volda 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>

On 1 July 1924, the western sub-parish of Dalsfjord (population: 960) was separated to become the new [[Dalsfjord Municipality]]. This left Volda Municipality with 4,715 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, [[Dalsfjord Municipality]] (population: 1,151) and Volda Municipality (population: 6,056) were merged back together to form a new, larger Volda Municipality with 7,207 residents.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2020, another large municipal border adjustment took place. The neighboring [[Hornindal Municipality]] (previously in [[Sogn og Fjordane]] county) and the [[Bjørke]] and [[Leira, Møre og Romsdal|Leira]] areas of Ørsta Municipality were merged with Volda to make a much larger Volda Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye Volda |url=https://nyevolda.no/ |access-date=2017-10-20 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the [[Voldsfjorden]] ({{lang|non|Vǫld}} or {{lang|non|Valdr}}). The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may come from {{wikt-lang|non|vella}} which means "gush" or "roar" or from another word meaning "[[Ocean surface wave|wave]]". It could be compared with the {{wikt-lang|de|welle}} which means "wave".<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=67 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Volden''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Volda''.<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===
[[File:Volda komm.svg|thumb|left|110px|Arms in use from 1987 to 2019]]
[[File:Volda komm 2020.svg|thumb|left|110px|Current arms since 2020]]
The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 June 1987 and they were in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was greatly enlarged. The official [[blazon]] was ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a downwards pointing fountain pen nib [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn ein nedvend sølv pennesplitt}}). This means the arms had a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] was the tip of a [[fountain pen]]. The charge had a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it was commonly colored white, but if it was made out of metal, then silver was used. This design was chosen to symbolize the long history of education in Volda&ndash;it was the site of the first secondary school outside of a major city in Norway. The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Volda |access-date=2023-04-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Volda, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-19.html |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-06-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-06-19-530 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

The current [[coat of arms]] was approved in 2019 for use starting on 1 January 2020 when [[Hornindal Municipality]] and part of [[Ørsta Municipality]] were added to Volda Municipality. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a downwards pointing fountain pen nib flanked by two [[scythe]]s endorsed [[argent]]"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is the tip of a [[fountain pen]] with a scythe on each side. 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 from 1987 were modified by adding two [[scythe]]s on either side of the tip of a [[fountain pen]]. The scythes were taken from the old arms of the former municipality of Hornindal. Hornindal historically had large numbers of [[blacksmith|smiths]] and their scythe production was well known in the wider region. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Forslag til kommunevåpen og alle innsende forslag |url=https://nyevolda.no/aktuelt/forslag-til-kommunevapen-og-alle-innsende-forslag/ |access-date=2020-02-09 |publisher=NyeVolda.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
[[File:Voldskyrkja.JPG|thumb|right|[[Volda Church]]]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has six parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Volda 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 Volda'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Austefjord||[[Austefjord Church]]||[[Fyrde]]||1773
|-
|Dalsfjord||[[Dalsfjord Church]]||[[Dravlaus]]||1910
|-
|Hornindal||[[Hornindal Church]]||[[Grodås]]||1856
|-
|Kilsfjord||[[Kilsfjord Church]]||[[Straumshamn]]||1974
|-
|Storfjorden||[[Bjørke Church (Ørsta)|Bjørke Church]]||[[Bjørke]]||1919
|-
|Volda||[[Volda Church]]||[[Volda (village)|Volda]]||1932
|}

==Geography==
Volda's main geographical feature is the [[Voldsfjorden]] which branches off into the [[Austefjorden]], [[Kilsfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Kilsfjorden]], and [[Dalsfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Dalsfjorden]]. It is also mountainous, particularly southeast of the fjords, with the [[Sunnmørsalpene]] mountains surrounding the region. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1700.32|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Kvitegga]], located on the border with [[Stranda Municipality]].<ref name="elev" /> The {{convert|1482|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Eidskyrkja]] is located in the southeastern part of the municipality. 

[[Vanylven Municipality]] lies to the west, [[Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Herøy Municipality]] and [[Ulstein Municipality]] lie to the north (across the [[Rovdefjorden]]), [[Ørsta Municipality]] lies to the north, [[Stryn Municipality]] (in [[Vestland]] county) lies to the southeast, and [[Stad Municipality]] (in Vestland county) lies to the south.

The dominant centre, both in terms of population and administration, is the village of [[Volda (village)|Volda]], in the northwesternmost part of the municipality. Other population concentrations include Mork, Ekset, Folkestad, [[Fyrde]], Steinsvika, Lauvstad, Bjørkedal, [[Grodås]], and [[Straumshamn]].

Some of the mountains in Volda include [[Hornindalsrokken]], [[Kvitegga]], and [[Jakta]].

==Climate==
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|Jan high C=0
|Feb high C=1
|Mar high C=3
|Apr high C=5
|May high C=10
|Jun high C=13
|Jul high C=14
|Aug high C=15
|Sep high C=11
|Oct high C=8
|Nov high C=3
|Dec high C=1
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|Feb mean C=-1
|Mar mean C=0
|Apr mean C=2
|May mean C=7
|Jun mean C=10
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|Oct mean C=6
|Nov mean C=1
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|Jan low C=-3
|Feb low C=-3
|Mar low C=-3
|Apr low C=-1
|May low C=4
|Jun low C=7
|Jul low C=8
|Aug low C=8
|Sep low C=6
|Oct low C=4
|Nov low C=-1
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|Jan precipitation cm=  |Jan precipitation mm=188
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|Aug precipitation cm=  |Aug precipitation mm=136
|Sep precipitation cm=  |Sep precipitation mm=238
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|Sep precipitation days=26
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|Jan sun=14
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|Mar sun=86
|Apr sun=136
|May sun=200
|Jun sun=197
|Jul sun=171
|Aug sun=151
|Sep sun=80
|Oct sun=58
|Nov sun=28
|Dec sun=0
|year sun=1159

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|source 1= World Climate Guide<ref>{{Cite web |title=Volda Climate Guide, Norway |url=http://www.worldclimateguide.co.uk/climateguides/norway/volda.php |access-date=March 18, 2012 |publisher=World Climate Guide}}</ref>
}}

==Government==
Volda 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 Volda is made up of 33 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                      = Volda
|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/volda#seats |access-date=2024-01-20 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|INP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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/volda#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|Rødt                      = 1
|Grønne                    = 2
|otherparty                = Volda List
|otherparty_no             = Voldalista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|note = On 1 January 2020, [[Hornindal Municipality]] and part of [[Ørsta Municipality]] were merged into Volda Municipality.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|Grønne                    = 1 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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/volda#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Ferry list
|otherparty_no             = Ferjelista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|otherparty                = Centrum List
|otherparty_no             = Sentrumslista 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Cross-party list for the west side of the Voldsfjorden<br />
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste for vestsida av Voldsfjorden
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 6
|otherparty                = Kindergarten List
|otherparty_no             = Barnehagelista  
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Non-party election list for the west side of the Voldsfjorden<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk valliste for Vestsida av Voldsfjorden   
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|otherparty                = Non-party election list for the west side of the Voldafjord<br />
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk valliste for Vestsida av Voldafjorden 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 6
|otherparty                = Election list for Dravlausbygda and Innselset area<br />
|otherparty_no             = Valliste for Dravlausbygda og Innselset krins 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Local list for Lid and Yksnøy
|otherparty_no1            = Krinsliste for Lid og Yksnøy
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty2               = Non-party list for the Mork area
|otherparty_no2            = Upolitisk liste for Mork krins 
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|otherparty3               = Non-party list for the west side of the Voldsfjorden<br />
|otherparty_no3            = Upolitisk liste for Vestsida av Voldsfjorden 
|otherparty_number3        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 6
|otherparty                = Election list for Mork
|otherparty_no             = Valliste for Mork 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|otherparty1               = Local list for Lid og Yksnøy
|otherparty_no1            = Krinsliste for Lid og Yksnøy
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|otherparty2               = Non-party election list for Folkestad, Høydal, Fylsvik and the Bjørkedal area
|otherparty_no2            = Upolitisk Valliste for Folkestad, Høydal, Fylsvik og Bjørkedal Krins
|otherparty_number2        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 9
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 35
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 8
|note = On 1 January 1964, [[Dalsfjord Municipality]] became part of Volda Municipality.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|Local_Lists               = 15
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 27
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 17
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Volda
|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                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 18
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Volda 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:
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* 1838–1839: Sjur H. Halkjelsvik
* 1840–1841: Peder E. Schjelderup
* 1842–1845: Sjur H. Halkjelsvik
* 1846–1849: Anders Velle
* 1850–1857: [[Mauritz Aarflot]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1858–1859: Rasmus R. Aarflot
* 1860–1885: [[Mauritz Aarflot]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1886–1887: Rasmus R. Aarflot
* 1888–1889: Rasmus Barstad
* 1890–1893: Rasmus Mork
* 1894–1904: Laurits Barstad
* 1905–1910: Oscar Normann Eng ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1911–1913: [[Anders Vassbotn]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1914–1916: Ola S. Rotevatn
* 1917–1919: Henrik Kårstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1920–1931: Ola S. Rotevatn ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1932–1934: Ola Drabløs
* 1935–1937: Ola R. Heltne
* 1938–1941: Johan Alvestad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1941–1945: Maurits Aarflot ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945–1945: Johan Alvestad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1946–1946: Ola Drabløs
* 1946–1947: Georg Rønnestad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1947–1947: Henrik Driveklepp
* 1948–1951: Martin Dahl ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1952–1955: Johannes Nes ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1956–1959: Per Longva ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1960–1967: Karl Alme ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1968–1975: Sigurd H. Halkjelsvik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1976–1979: Eilert Bø ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1980–1987: [[Rasmus Aarflot|Rasmus R. Aarflot]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1988–2003: Knut Bere ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2003–2011: [[Ragnhild Aarflot Kalland]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 2011–2015: Arild Iversen ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 2015–2019: Jørgen Amdam ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2019–present: Sølvi Dimmen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
{{div col end}}

==Culture==
Volda is primarily known for strong cultural heritage and academic traditions. A private [[library]] at Egset, the first rural of its kind in Norway, is said to have inspired the young [[Ivar Aasen]] in the 19th century. [[Martin Ulvestad]], Norwegian&ndash;American author who published an English-Danish-Norwegian dictionary in 1895, (''Engelsk-Dansk-Norsk Ordbog med fuldstændig Udtalebetegnelse'') was born in Volda. The ''[[Norsk Landboeblad]]'' newspaper was based in Volda in the 1800s. ''Volda landsgymnas'' (established 1910) was the first Norwegian secondary school outside a major city. Among the most important institutions today is the Volda University College.

[[Volda University College]] (HVO) is one of 25 [[university college]]s in Norway. HVO, with an enrollment of about 3,000 students, specializes in education of teachers, animators, and journalists. This has attracted or incubated several animation companies to Volda, whose work is highlighted in the annual Animation Volda Festival, which started at HVO in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Animation Volda Festival: About Us |url=https://www.animationvolda.no/kopi-av-news |access-date=2020-12-29 |website=Animation Volda Festival}}</ref> HVO is host of the annual Norwegian Documentary Film Festival ({{aka}} DOKFILM), which started in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-29 |title=About DOKFILM |url=http://www.dokfilm.no/english/ |access-date=2020-12-29 |website=DOKFILM}}</ref>

The national ski festival X2 is also held in Volda during April every year.

The [[Volda TI]] sports club includes an [[association football]] team, whose home field is Volda Stadion. The football squad has consistently played in the [[2. divisjon]] to [[4. divisjon]] leagues (tiers three to five of the [[Norwegian football league system]]) for a number of decades.

As a logical consequence of the huge influx of students, as well as a county hospital, public services are by far the most dominant sector, representing almost 50% of economic life in Volda. [[Industrial sector|Industry]] and [[agriculture]] are also prevalent.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Bjørkedalen is noted for its tradition in building wooden boats.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

The [[Sivert Aarflot Museum]] is located at Ekset in Volda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sivert Aarflot Museum, Volda |url=http://www.sunnmore.museum.no/english/sivert-aarflot-museum/ |access-date=February 1, 2018 |website=Stiftinga Sunnmøre Museum}}</ref>  Volda and its environs are featured prominently in the film ''[[Trollhunter|Troll Hunter]]'' (2010).

==Transportation==
The [[Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden]], is located [[Ørsta Municipality]], just north of the village of Volda. The [[European route E39]] highway passes north through the municipality on its way to the city of [[Ålesund]]. As noted, the municipality is criss-crossed by fjords; therefore, both Lauvstad and Folkestad are linked to the population centre Volda by [[ferry]]. In February 2008, the underwater [[Eiksund Tunnel]] connected the island municipalities of [[Ulstein Municipality|Ulstein]], [[Hareid Municipality|Hareid]], [[Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Herøy]], and [[Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Sande]] to the mainland municipalities of Ørsta and Volda. The tunnel is the deepest [[undersea tunnel]] in the world. The [[Kviven Tunnel]] was completed in 2012, connecting [[Fyrde]] to the village of [[Grodås]] to the south on the other side of a large mountain. This tunnel led to the old [[Hornindal Municipality]] becoming part of Volda Municipality in 2020.

==Notable people==
[[File:Ragnhild Aarflot Kalland (8619885924).jpg|140px|thumb|Ragnhild Aarflot Kalland, 2007]]
* [[Martin Ulvestad]] (1865–1942), a Norwegian-American historian and philologist
* [[Peter Olai Thorvik]] (1873–1965), a blacksmith, fisherman, banker, and politician
* [[Inger Hagerup]] (1905–1985), an author, playwright and poet who lived in Volda
* [[Dag Frøland]] (1945–2010), a comedian, revue artist, singer and impersonator<ref>{{IMDb name|0297095|Dag Frøland}}. Retrieved 16 February 2021.</ref>
* [[Ottar Grepstad]] (born 1953), a Norwegian [[Nynorsk]] writer who lives in Volda
* [[Olav Rune Ekeland Bastrup]] (born 1956), a writer and historian
* [[Ragnhild Aarflot Kalland]] (born 1960), a local politician and mayor of Volda from 2003-2011
* [[Frode Grodås]] (born 1964), a football goalkeeper with over 250 club caps and 50 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Simone Eriksrud]] (born 1970), a musician, composer, and lead vocalist with [[D'Sound]]
* [[Asbjørn Blokkum Flø]] (born 1973), a composer, musician, and sound artist
* [[Beate S. Lech]] (born 1974), a jazz vocalist and lead singer of [[Beady Belle]]
* [[Erlend Slettevoll]] (born 1981), a jazz pianist
* [[Jon Georg Dale]] (born 1984), a [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] politician and former government minister 
* [[Ørjan Håskjold Nyland]] (born 1990), a football goalkeeper with over 200 club caps and 28 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]

==Media gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
MF Høgsfjord utenfor Volda fergekai.jpg|MF Høgsfjord outside of the Volda ferry quay
Sivert Aarflot-museet i Volda 2.jpg|[[Sivert Aarflot Museum]] in Volda
Fjellnabben Galten i Dalsfjorden.jpg|Fjellnabben Galten in Dalsfjorden
Eikrem - panoramio (1).jpg|View of Eikrem
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/volda Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{official site|http://volda.kommune.no}} {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.volda.org Website about Volda] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/5-59660/Norge/M%C3%B8re%20og%20Romsdal/Volda/Volda Weather forecast for Volda] 

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