Valle, Norway
| Valle kommune | |||
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Rygnestadloftet
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 Valle within Aust-Agder |
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| Coordinates: 59°9′51″N 7°28′21″E / 59.16417°N 7.47250°ECoordinates: 59°9′51″N 7°28′21″E / 59.16417°N 7.47250°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Aust-Agder | ||
| District | Setesdal | ||
| Administrative centre | Valle | ||
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| • Mayor (2007) | Bjørgulv Sverdrup Lund (H) | ||
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| • Total | 1,264.74 km2 (488.32 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,135.17 km2 (438.29 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 129.57 km2 (50.03 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 75 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 1,289 | ||
| • Rank | 379 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -10.4 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Valldøl | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0940 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Valle is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative center is the village of Valle.
Valle was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Bykle (population: 476) was separated from the municipality of Valle on 1 January 1902. This left Valle with 1,720 inhabitants. On 1 July 1915, the area of Hylestad (population: 658) was separated from the municipality of Valle (remaining population: 1,051). On 1 January 1962, Hylestad (population: 662) and Valle (population: 902) were merged back into one municipality named Valle.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Valle farm (Old Norse: Vǫllr), since the first church was built there. The form of the name is the genitive case, from the common expressions Vallar kirkja (church) and Vallar sókn (parish).
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 11 May 1984. The arms show five Saint Andrew's crosses, forming a larger cross. The composition was based on the decoration in the medieval church in Hylestad in the municipality, and this pattern is used in traditional clothes made in the municipality.
In the 2007 municipal elections, Valle recorded the highest vote for the Conservative Party in Norway at 48.9 per cent.
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