Editing Gausdal

{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Gausdal
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Ved Aulstad kirke.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the [[Aulstad Church]] area in Gausdal
|idnumber               = 3441
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Gudbrandsdal
|capital                = [[Follebu]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|disestablished         = 1879
|succeeded              = [[Vestre Gausdal]] and [[Østre Gausdal]]
|established2           = 1 Jan 1962
|preceded2              = [[Vestre Gausdal]] and [[Østre Gausdal]]
|demonym                = Gausdøl
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.gausdal.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Anette Musdalslien
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 91
|area_total_km2         = 1191.16
|area_land_km2          = 1146.41
|area_water_km2         = 44.74
|area_water_percent     = 3.8
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 157
|population_total       = 6129
|population_density_km2 = 5.3
|population_increase    = -0.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|16|36|N|9|55|21|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6793977 | utm_easting = 0549462 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Gausdal''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Gudbrandsdal]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of Follebu. Other villages in Gausdal include [[Follebu|Segelstad]], [[Forset]], and [[Svingvoll]].

The {{convert|1191|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 91st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gausdal is the 157th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,129. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|5.3|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2022 |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |year=2022 |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

[[Logging]], [[agriculture|farming]], and [[tourism]] are important industries in the municipality.

==General information==
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Gausdal was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1867, a small area of neighboring [[Øyer Municipality]] (population: 40) was transferred into Gausdal. In 1879, the municipality of Gausdal was divided into two separate municipalities: [[Vestre Gausdal]] in the northwest (population: 2,362) and [[Østre Gausdal]] in the southeast (population: 5,911). On 27 July 1956, a small area of [[Sør-Fron]] municipality (population: 7) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Vestre Gausdal. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1962, the two municipalities of [[Vestre Gausdal]] (population: 2,590) and [[Østre Gausdal]] (population: 3,942) were merged into a new Gausdal Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the ''Gausdalen'' valley ({{langx|non|Gausdalr}}) since the municipality is located in the valley. The first element is named after the river [[Gausa]] which flows through the valley. The river name comes from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|gjósa}} which means to "gush", "burst out", or "stream forcefully". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DohBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (første halvdel) |date=1900 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=4 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=183 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Skeikampen Lindahl.jpeg|thumb|left|Skeikampen mountain – the outline is the inspiration for the municipal arms.]]
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 September 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Per fess]] [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]] and [[argent]], a single stair step section slanting outwards"'' ({{langx|no|Delt av blått og sølv ved enkelt trappesnitt skrått utover}}). This means the arms have are divided with a [[line (heraldry)|line]] that is divided horizontally in the shape of a stairstep that is slanting to the right. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) above the line has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of blue. Below the line, the field has a tincture of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms were designed to mimic the shape of one of the main mountains in the municipality, [[Skeikampen]]. The bottom argent part represents the snowy mountain and the top blue part represents the sky. The arms were designed by Inger Line Thallaug. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Gausdal |access-date=2022-11-10 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-09-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-09-19-1892 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gausdal, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-22.html |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpen for Gausdal |url=https://www.gausdal.kommune.no/kommunevaapen.190569.no.html |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Gausdal kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has five parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Gausdal. It is part of the [[Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Gausdal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Aulstad||[[Aulstad Church]]||[[Aulstad]]||1864
|-
|rowspan="1"|Follebu||[[Follebu Church]]||[[Follebu]]||1260
|-
|rowspan="1"|Svatsum||[[Svatsum Church]]||[[Svatsum]]||1860
|-
|rowspan="1"|Vestre Gausdal||[[Vestre Gausdal Church]]||[[Forset]]||1784
|-
|rowspan="1"|Østre Gausdal||[[Østre Gausdal Church]]||[[Østre Gausdal]]||c. 1250
|}

==History==
{| style="float: left; margin-right: 2em;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Gausdal by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||84
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||42
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||36
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||27
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||24
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||23
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||16
|}
The old [[Follebu Church]] was built of stone in the early [[Middle Ages]] (around 1250). It is unusual in that the [[chancel]] and [[nave]] were built as one continuous piece.

In the 1880s, there was mining for [[nickel]] in the [[Espedalen]] valley in the northwest part of the municipality. The search for nickel was taken up again in 2004 by [[Blackstone Venture]], a [[Canada|Canadian]] company.  As of 2006, they are still drilling for mineral samples only.

==Geography==
[[File:Torshov.JPG|thumb|right|230px|An old barn at Torshov farm in [[Vang, Oppland|Vang]] to the west. Gausdal resident Abraham Pihl was the architect.]]

Gausdal is bordered on the northwest by [[Sør-Fron Municipality]], on the northeast by [[Ringebu Municipality]] and [[Øyer Municipality]], on the southeast by [[Lillehammer Municipality]], on the south by [[Nordre Land Municipality]], and on the southwest by [[Nord-Aurdal Municipality]] and [[Øystre Slidre Municipality]].

The famous [[Peer Gynt (mountainroad)|Peer Gynt mountain road]] begins here and leads to the town of [[Vinstra]].

A popular ski area is located on the south slope of [[Skeikampen]] mountain.

Western tributaries of the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] river include the [[Gausa]] River, which flows through Gausdalen valley. The lake [[Dokkfløyvatn]] is located in the municipality.

Norway's smallest national park, [[Ormtjernkampen National Park]], lies within the municipality.

==Government==
Gausdal Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Gausdal is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/gausdal#seats |access-date=2024-01-12 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Grønne                    = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|FrP/H                     = 3
|otherparty                = Local list in Gausdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista i Gausdal
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/gausdal#seats |access-date=2022-08-07 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Grønne                    = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Frp/H/V                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list in Gausdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista i Gausdal
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/gausdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|FrP/H                     = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list in Gausdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista i Gausdal
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/gausdal#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|FrP/H                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Local list in Gausdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista i Gausdal
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|FrP/H                     = 3
|otherparty                = Local list in Gausdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista i Gausdal
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|FrP/H                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list in Gausdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista i Gausdal
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list in Gausdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista i Gausdal
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list in Gausdal
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista i Gausdal
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 19
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|smallparty                = Common List of small farmholders and [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]]
|smallparty_no             = Småbrukere og Venstre
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, #f02938 50%, {{Party color|Liberal Party (Norway)}} 50%);
|smallparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|AFS                       = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Gausdal
|start                     = 1962
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|note = On 1 January 1962, the municipalities of [[Vestre Gausdal]] and [[Østre Gausdal]] were merged into Gausdal. The members of the old municipal councils that had been elected from 1960 to 1963 were combined to form the new council for Gausdal. This was a temporary measure until the next election.
|Total                     = 42
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 24
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Gausdal since its establishment in 1962:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1962-1970: Reidar Engjom ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1970-1975: Bjørn Midtlien ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976-1982: Kristian Baukhol ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1983-1991: Nils Nygard ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1992-1993: Liv Røe Johnsen ([[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|SV]])
*1994–2001: Inger Enger ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2001-2007: Olav Olstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2007-2011: Mona B. Nicolaysen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2011-2019: Hans Oddvar Høistad ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–present: Anette Musdalslien ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-21 |title=Sp fortsatt ordfører i Gausdal |url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/sp-fortsatt-ordforer-i-gausdal--1.16565752 |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

== Notable people ==
=== Public service ===
* [[Abraham Pihl]] (1756 in Gausdal – 1821), a Norwegian clergyman, astronomer, and architect
* [[Hakon Adelsteen Sommerfeldt]] (1811 in Gausdal – 1888), a Norwegian naval officer and ship designer
* [[Sigurd Fougner]] (1879 in Østre Gausdal – 1959), a [[Supreme Court of Norway|Norwegian Supreme Court]] judge
* [[:no:Reidar Engjom|Reidar Engjom, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1907 - Gausdal - 1970), a Norwegian [[politician]]

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Portrett av Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1909 - no-nb digifoto 20150129 00043 bldsa BB0791 - Restoration.jpg|175px|thumb|Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1909]]
* [[Simen Fougner]] (1701 in Follebu – 1783), a Norwegian farmer, poet, and non-fiction writer
* [[Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson]] (1832–1910), a Norwegian author and [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] winner in 1903; lived in ''Aulestad'' in [[Follebu]], 1874-1910
* [[Iver Holter]] (1850 in Gausdal – 1941), a [[composer]] and [[conducting|conductor]] of the [[Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra]] from 1882-1886
* [[Ole Amundsen Buslett]] (1855 in Gausdal – 1924), a [[Norwegian-American]] author, newspaperman, and politician
* [[Clara Tschudi]] (1856–1945), a Norwegian writer who lived in Gausdal
* [[Hans Aanrud]] (1863–1953), a writer of plays, poetry, and stories of rural life in [[Gudbrandsdalen]]; raised in Auggedalen
* [[Inge Krokann]] (1893 – 1962 in Gausdal), a writer who wrote idiosyncratic [[nynorsk]] works
* [[Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen]] (1903–1984), a violinist and composer of Norwegian folk tunes; lived in Gausdal from 1947-1966
* [[Magne Elvestrand]] (1914 in Østre Gausdal – 1991), a pianist, harpsichordist, and organist
* [[:no:Else Kveine|Else Kveine, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1933 in Gausdal - 2013), a Norwegian [[poet]]

=== Sport ===
* [[:no:Christen Smed|Christen Smed, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1797 in Gausdal - 1846), a mountaineer who climbed [[Romsdalshornet]]
* [[Mattis Stenshagen]] (born 1996 in Follebu), a Norwegian cross-country skier

==Sister cities==
Gausdal has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapstreff i Mora |url=http://www.gausdal.kommune.no/view/67331/ |access-date=2008-12-30 |publisher=Gausdal kommune |language=no}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|SWE}} – [[Mora Municipality, Sweden|Mora]], [[Dalarna County]], [[Sweden]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Gausdal}}
{{wiktionary|Gausdal}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/gausdal Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Innlandet}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Gudbrandsdalen}}
*[http://www.gausdal.com/ Tourist information]
*[http://www.gausdolen.no/ Gausdølen] - local newspaper {{in lang|no}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110622105944/http://artofthestates.org/cgi-bin/piece.pl?pid=392 Art of the States: Bright Days of Little Sunlight]}} musical work inspired by the mountains near Gausdal

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