Flå, Sør-Trøndelag
Flå is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The approximately municipality existed from 1880 until its dissolution in 1964. Flå was located in the eastern part of what is now the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Ler. The main church for the area is Flå Church. History. The municipality of "Flaa" was established in 1880 when the municipality of Melhus was divided into two. The new municipality of Flaa had an initial population of 614. The spelling was later changed to "Flå". During the 1960s , there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Hølonda (population: 1,428), Horg (population: 2,560), Flå (population: 843), Melhus (population: 3,978), and the Langørgen farm (population: 11) in Buvik were all merged to form a new, larger municipality of Melhus. Government. All municipalities in Norway, including Flå, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn  elects a mayor. Municipal council. The municipal council of Flå was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: