Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)

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Sande is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Larsnes on the island of Gurskøya. Other villages in Sande include Gjerdsvika, Haugsbygda, Sandshamn, Bringsinghaug, and Voksa.

The Template:Convert municipality is the 332nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sande Municipality is the 261st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,438. The municipality's population density is Template:Convert and its population has decreased by 7.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ssb area">Template:Cite web</ref>

General information

Sandsøy and Voksa islands
Sandshavn harbour (c. 1905)

Sande was established as a municipality on 1 January 1867 when it was separated from the large Herøy Municipality. The initial population was 2,493. On 1 January 1873, a part of eastern Sande Municipality (with 362 residents) was transferred back to Herøy Municipality. On 1 January 1889, the Eksund area and the island of Ekø (population: 119) were transferred to Herøy Municipality.<ref name="Dag">Template:Cite book</ref>

On 1 January 1905, the eastern district of Sande Municipality was separated to form the new Rovde Municipality. This left Sande Municipality with 2,221 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the northern part of Rovde Municipality (population: 562) plus three farms in the Gurskedalen valley (population: 25) were merged back with Sande Municipality (the southern part of Rovde was merged with Vanylven Municipality). The new Sande Municipality had a population of 3,465. On 1 January 2002, the Åram area (population: 380) on the mainland was transferred from Sande Municipality to Vanylven Municipality.<ref name="Dag" /><ref name="ssb">Template:Cite web</ref>

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Sande farm (Template:Langx) since the first Sande Church was built there. The name comes from the word Template:Wikt-lang which means "sand" or "sandy beach". Before 1892, the name was written Sandø.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 23 October 1987. The official blazon is "Azure, a line buoy argent" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a line buoy. The line buoy has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea. This symbol was chosen since it was historically used by fishermen in ocean and fjords around the island municipality. The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth who based it off an idea from Helge Kragseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Churches

The Church of Norway has two parishes (Template:Lang) within Sande Municipality. It is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

Churches in Sande Municipality
Parish (Template:Lang) Church name Location of the church Year built
Sande Sande Church Sande on Sandsøya 1880
Gursken Gursken Church Haugsbygda 1919
Larsnes Chapel Larsnes 1989

Geography

Sande is composed of many islands including Sandsøya, Kvamsøya, Voksa, Riste, and part of Gurskøya (which is shared with neighboring Herøy). The highest point in the municipality is the Template:Convert tall mountain Sollia which is located on the island of Gurskøya, along the border with Herøy Municipality.<ref name="elev" /> The island municipality sits north of the Rovdefjorden and east of the Vanylvsfjorden. The Haugsholmen Lighthouse sits in the southwest part of the municipality.

Government

Sande Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">Template:Cite SNL</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sunnmøre District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Template:Lang) of Sande 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 party. Template:Div col Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Kommunestyre table Template:Div col end

Mayors

The mayor (Template:Langx) of Sande 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>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

  • 1867–1870: Knut R. Bjørlykke
  • 1871–1880: Bendt L. Redse
  • 1881–1898: Rasmus K. Sætre
  • 1899–1905: Daniel D. Liset
  • 1905–1919: Hans J. Aaram
  • 1920–1922: Ole S. Dyrkoren
  • 1923–1937: August A. Kragset
  • 1938–1941: Jakob Sætre
  • 1941–1941: Torvald Baade (NS)
  • 1941–1945: Oskar Sandanger (NS)
  • 1945–1947: Jakob Sætre
  • 1948–1951: Sverre Myklebust
  • 1952–1955: Torvald Baade
  • 1956–1957: Sverre Myklebust
  • 1958–1975: Petter H. Kragset (V)
  • 1976–1981: John Gjerde (V)
  • 1982–1983: Jon Martin Bringsvor (H)
  • 1984–1987: John Gjerde (V)
  • 1988–2003: Arne Dyrhol (H)
  • 2003–2007: Jon Garen (Sp)
  • 2007–2019: Dag Arne Vaagen (H)
  • 2019–2023: Olav Myklebust (Sp)
  • 2023–present: Dag Arne Vaagen (H)

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Notable people

References

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