Våler Municipality

municipality in Innlandet, Norway

Key facts

Country: Norway
County: Innlandet
District: Solør
Preceded by: Åsnes og Våler Municipality
Administrative centre: Våler
Mayor 2023: Harry Vinje ( H )
Total: 705.28 km (272.31 sq mi)
Land: 677.71 km (261.67 sq mi)
Water: 27.57 km (10.64 sq mi) 3.9%
Rank: # 164 in Norway
Highest elevation: 705.51 m (2,314.7 ft)
Density: 5/km (13/sq mi)
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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.