 vÃ¦rÃ¸y is an island and municipality in nordland county, norway. it is part of the traditional district of lofoten. the administrative centre of the municipality is the village of sÃ¸rland. the other village in vÃ¦rÃ¸y is nordland. most of the residents live in the sÃ¸rland area surrounding the main harbor. the old vÃ¦rÃ¸y lighthouse sits at the end of that harbor. ==general information== left|200px|thumb|mostad thumb|200px|left|location of vÃ¦rÃ¸y the municipality of vÃ¦rÃ¸y was established on 1 january 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). on 1 july 1928, the southern district of vÃ¦rÃ¸y (population: 731) was separated to become the new municipality of rÃ¸st. ===name=== the old norse form of the name was veÃ°rÃ¸y. the first element is veÃ°r which means "weather" (here referring to harsh weather and the exposed and unsheltered position of the island). the last element is Ã¸y which means "island". historically, the name has been spelled vÃ¦rÃ¸. ===coat-of-arms=== the coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted on 10 july 1988. the arms show a puffin on a blue background. puffins nest in large numbers in the area and used to be of great importance for the village, both for meat and down. 
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