Valsøyfjord is a village and a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The village is located along the Arasvikfjorden, just west of the Valsøyfjorden

Valsøyfjorden

Valsøyfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is a fjord arm off of the Arasvikfjord that runs south past the island of Valsøya. The villages along the fjord include Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen...

 and the Valsøy Bridge

Valsøy Bridge

Valsøy Bridge is the longest of three spans that crosses parts of the Valsøyfjorden in the municipality of Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge, which opened in June 1993, connects the mainland of Halsa to the west side of the island of Valsøya...

. The highway runs through the village. There are about 800 people living in the Valsøyfjord area, and most of the people are working in agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

 and public services. Other villages in the area of the former municipality include Valsøybotnen

Valsøybotnen

Valsøybotnen is a village in the municipality of Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Valsøyfjorden, just south of Hjellnes and about southeast of the municipal center of Liabøen. The area was once part of the old municipality of Valsøyfjord....

, Hjellnes, and Engan.

History

The municipality of Valsøyfjord was established on 1 January 1894 when it was separated from the municipality of Aure

Aure, Norway

Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages include Stemshaug, Todalen, and Tjeldbergodden. Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway.The municipality includes many...

. The initial population of Valsøyfjord was 942. On 1 January 1965, the part of Valsøyfjord on the island of Ertvågsøy

Ertvågsøy

Ertvågsøy or Ertvågøya is an island in the municipality of Aure in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has an area of and the highest point is the tall Korsbekkfjellet. The small islands of Rottøya and Ruøya lie to the east of the island and the islands of Solskjel and Stabblandet lie to...

 (population: 141) was transferred to the municipality of Aure

Aure, Norway

Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages include Stemshaug, Todalen, and Tjeldbergodden. Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway.The municipality includes many...

. On the same date, the rest of the municipality (population: 1,104) was merged into the municipality of Halsa

Halsa

Halsa is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of Halsa is the village of Liabøen. Other villages in the municipality include Halsanaustan, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen.-General information:Halsa was...

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