Halsa - General Information

General Information

Halsa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1868, an unpopulated area of Halsa was transferred to Straumsnes. On 1 January 1879, a part of Halsa (population: 279) was transferred to Stangvik. The next year, the Torjulvågen area (population: 240) was transferred to Tingvoll. On 1 July 1915, part of Halsa (population: 114) was transferred to Åsskard. On 1 January 1965, all of Valsøyfjord that was on the mainland (population: 1,104) was merged into Halsa. On 1 January 1976, the area of Aure south of the Vinjefjorden (population: 158) was transferred to Halsa.