Åsnes og Våler is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1849 until 1854 when it was divided into the present-day municipalities of Åsnes and Våler. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Flisa, where Åsnes Church was located.

Åsnes og Våler herred Aasnes og Vaaler (historic spelling)
Former municipality
Hedmark within Norway
Åsnes og Våler within Hedmark
Coordinates: 60°38′2.91″N 11°54′42.93″E
Country	Norway
County	Hedmark
District	Østerdalen
Established	1849
• Preceded by	Hof Municipality
Disestablished	1854
• Succeeded by	Åsnes and Våler
Administrative centre	Flisa
Population  (1854)
• Total	7,087
Demonyms	Åsnessokning Vålsokning[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-0425
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Åsnes og Våler was established in 1849 when the municipality of Hof was divided (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Initially, Åsnes og Våler had a population of 7,087. In 1854, the municipality of Åsnes og Våler was divided to create two new municipalities: Åsnes with a population of 3,677 and Våler with a population of 3,410. Both municipalities still exist.[2]

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References