Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 60.5-square-kilometre (23.4 sq mi) municipality was the 577th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Nes Municipality was the 597th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,111. The municipality's population density was 18.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (48/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 4.3% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]
General information
The municipality of Nes was established on 1 January 1899 when the old Bjugn Municipality was split into three separate municipalities: Bjugn Municipality (population: 1,256), Skjørn Municipality (population: 2,166), and Nes Municipality (population: 1,285). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[9]
Nes Municipality was a coastal municipality on the Fosen peninsula including an area on the mainland plus many offshore islands including the Tarva islands. Jøssund Municipality was located to the northeast and Bjugn Municipality was to the southeast. Ørland Municipality was located to the south, across the Bjugnfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the 484-metre (1,588 ft) tall mountain Kopparen.[1]
The municipal council(Herredsstyre) of Nes was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Nes was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:[17]