Øre Municipality
Øre is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965 when it was merged into Gjemnes Municipality. The municipality was located south and west of the Batnfjorden, to the northeast of the town of Molde. The administrative centre was the village of Øre.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the municipality was the 318th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Øre Municipality was the 444th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,596. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The municipality of Øre was established on 1 January 1838. On 1 September 1882, a part of the neighboring Fredø Municipality was transferred to Øre Municipality. On 1 September 1893, the northern part of the municipality, was separated from Øre Municipality and merged with parts of Fredø Municipality and Kvernes Municipality to form the newly-created Gjemnes Municipality.During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Øre Municipality ceased to exist. Øre Municipality was merged with Gjemnes Municipality and the parts of Tingvoll Municipality that were located west of the Tingvollfjorden and together they created a new, larger Gjemnes Municipality.
Name
The municipality is named after the old Øre farm since the first Øre Church was built there. The name is the plural form of which means "gravel shoal near the mouth of a river".Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Øre Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Øre prestegjeld and the Indre Nordmøre prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Øre | Øre Church | Øre | 1865 |
| Øre | Osmarka Chapel | Heggem | 1910 |
Geography
The municipality lies along the Batnfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Snøtinden on the border with Eide Municipality. Øre Municipality was surrounded by Gjemnes Municipality to the north, Eide Municipality to the northwest, Bolsøy Municipality to the southwest, Nesset Municipality to the south, and Tingvoll Municipality to the east.Government
While it existed, Øre Municipality was responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.Municipal council
The municipal council of Øre Municipality was made up of 19 representatives that were elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.Mayors
The mayor of Øre Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:- 1868–1869: John Neergaard
- 1870–1874: Nils Sæther
- 1875–1879: Amund Ohrseth
- 1880–1882: N. Heggum
- 1882–1898: Peder Furseth
- 1898–1907: Amund Ohrseth
- 1908–1910: Thore Sildseth
- 1911–1916: Peder Furseth
- 1916–1919: P.A. Sjømæling
- 1920–1935: Erling Øren
- 1936–1941: Knut E. Sjømæling
- 1945–1945: Knut E. Sjømæling
- 1945–1946: Sverre Reiten
- 1946–1947: Lars E. Bjerkeset
- 1947–1951: Olav Nilssen
- 1951–1955: Sverre Reiten
- 1955–1963: Johan Neergård
- 1963–1964: Odd Nilsen