Varde Municipality


Varde Municipality 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 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 49,410.
On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of Kommunalreformen, merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle, and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality. Årre is also located in Varde.

Locations

Politics

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

Municipal council

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