Varde Municipality

Varde Municipality (Danish: Varde Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Mads Sørensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. It covers an area of 1255.79 km2 with a population of 49,995 (2023).

Varde Municipality
Varde Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Varde Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°38′00″N 8°29′00″E
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorMads Sørensen
Area
 • Total1,256 km2 (485 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)[1]
 • Total49,995
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.vardekommune.dk

On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle (Grimstrup parish, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with Esbjerg Municipality), and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality. Årre is also located in Varde.

Locations
Varde14,000
Ølgod3,800
Oksbøl2,800
Tistrup1,400
Nørre Nebel1,350
Agerbæk1,300
Alslev1,300
Ansager1,300

Politics

Varde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[2]

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C D F I K L L O V Ø
2005 4 3 8 16 31 73.5% Gylling Haahr (V)
2009 5 2 2 2 1 13 25 66.2%
2013 4 1 2 2 15 1 73.4% Erik Buhl Nielsen (V)
2017 6 1 1 1 2 2 12 72.4%
2021 6 5 1 1 1 10 68.4% Mads Sørensen (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021

References
  1. "BY2: Population 1. January by municipality, city size, age, sex and time". The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark.
  2. "Byråd og udvalg".
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