page_title: Giske
section_title: General information
hierarchical_section_title: Giske / General information
caption_attribution_description: Norsk nynorsk: Giske kyrkje sett frå sørvest
context_page_description: Giske is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The municipal centre is Valderhaugstrand. Other population centres include the villages of Roald and Alnes and Leitebakk. The municipality is part of the Ålesund Region.
  The 41-square-kilometre municipality is the 349th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Giske is the 125th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,462. The municipality's population density is 212.2 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 20.4% over the previous 10-year period.
context_section_description: Giske Municipality was established on 1 January 1908 when it was separated from the large municipality of Borgund. The initial population of the new municipality was 1,708 and it included the islands of Valderøya, Godøya, and Giske. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.  Then on 1 January 1964, the neighbouring Vigra Municipality (on the island of Vigra) was merged into Giske Municipality. The newly enlarged municipality had a population of 4,644.
caption: View of Giske Church
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