General Information
Nesset was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1890, all of Nesset south of the Langfjorden was separated to form the new municipality of Eresfjord og Vistdal. This split left Nesset with 1,706 residents. On 1 January 1877, the Sotnakken farm on the Romsdal peninsula (population: 19) was transferred from Nesset to neighboring Bolsøy municipality. Also on that date, the Tiltereidet and Meisalstranda areas (population: 212) of Tingvoll, along the west coast of the Tingvollfjorden, were transferred to Nesset. On 1 January 1890, the Bersås, Nævergjeld, Rausandhaugen, and Rausand area (population: 101) was transferred from Tingvoll (along the Tingvollfjorden) to Nesset. Then on 1 January 1964, Eresfjord og Vistdal was merged back into Nesset. Prior to the merger, Nesset had 2,360 residents.
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