Våler Municipality (Innlandet)
Våler Municipality
Våler kommune Våler i Solør | |
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| Vaaler herred (historic name) | |
Old cabin in the Våler forest | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Våler within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°45′12″N 11°53′51″E / 60.75333°N 11.89750°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Solør |
| Established | 1854 |
| • Preceded by | Åsnes og Våler Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Våler |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Harry Vinje (H) |
| Area | |
• Total | 705.28 km2 (272.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 677.71 km2 (261.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 27.57 km2 (10.64 sq mi) 3.9% |
| • Rank | #164 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 705.51 m (2,314.67 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 3,559 |
| • Rank | #214 in Norway |
| • Density | 5/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.1% |
| Demonyms | Vålsokning Vålersokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3419 |
| Website | Official website |
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Våler is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Våler. Other villages in Våler include Braskereidfoss, Gravberget, and Risberget.
The 705-square-kilometre (272 sq mi) municipality is the 164th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Våler Municipality is the 214th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,559. The municipality's population density is 5 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period.