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.