Editing Overhalla Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Overhalla
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Overhallen herred
|image_skyline          = Namsen kvatningen.JPG
|image_caption          = 
|idnumber               = 5047
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Namdalen
|capital                = [[Ranemsletta]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Overhallning
|language               = Neutral
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.overhalla.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Hege Kristin Kværnø Saugen
|mayor_party            = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2021
|elevation_max_m        = 726.51
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 155
|area_total_km2         = 730.05
|area_land_km2          = 689.34
|area_water_km2         = 40.71
|area_water_percent     = 5.6
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 205
|population_total       = 3924
|population_density_km2 = 5.4
|population_increase    = 5.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|64|30|28|N|11|53|38|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Overhalla''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Namdalen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Ranemsletta]] (also called ''Overhalla''). Other villages include [[Melen, Trøndelag|Melen]], [[Hunn, Norway|Hunn]], [[Skogmo]], [[Svalia, Norway|Svalia]], and [[Øysletta]].

The population is concentrated in the relatively broad [[Namsen]] river valley at the center. [[Public services]], [[agriculture]], and [[tourism]] are the main sources of income. ''Overhallahus'' (a house building company) and ''Pharmaq'' (a fish vaccine factory) are both located in the municipality.

The {{convert|730|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 155th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Overhalla is the 205th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,924. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|5.6|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 5.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |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 |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==General information==
[[File:Overhalla - no-nb digifoto 20150122 00106 NB MIT FNR 20017.jpg|thumb|left|View of Overhalla in the mid-20th century]]
[[File:Ranem Church.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ranem Church]]]]
The municipality of Overhalla was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]], although Overhalla's borders were only slightly modified. On 1 January 1964, the Galguften and Hauknes area (population: 15) of [[Høylandet Municipality]] (on the southern shore of the lake [[Eidsvatnet]]) was transferred to Overhalla Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Nord-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named ''Overhalla'' ({{langx|non|œfri hálfa}}), an old name for the area. Historically, the [[Namdalen]] district was divided in two parts: "the upper half" and "the lower half". The first element comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|efri}} which means "upper". The last element derives from the word {{wikt-lang|non|halfr}} which means "half". Thus, the name means "the upper half (of Namdalen)". The municipality of Overhalla today is, however, just a fraction of the old part of what was historically considered ''œfri hálfa''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kFFxvxaufcC |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt |date=1903 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=15 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=306 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Overhallen''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Overhalla''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 2 June 1989. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], sevense crosses [[gules]] in annulo"'' ({{langx|no|I gull sju røde kors som danner en sirkel}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a circular arrangement of seven [[greek cross]]es. The design was inspired by a 1344 seal used by local peasants on a document regarding the coronation of [[Haakon VI of Norway|King Håkon Magnusson]]. The seal depicts a building topped with a cross similar to those on the coat of arms and at the local [[Ranem Church]]. The arms were designed by Harald Ekseth. 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=Overhalla |access-date=2023-02-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Overhalla, Nord-Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-17-44.html |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1989-08-18 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1989-06-02-448 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Namsen sett fra Kvatningenfjell, Namsos i bakgrunnen.jpg|thumb|left|View of the river Namsen]]
The municipality includes part of the lake [[Eidsvatnet]], from which the river [[Bjøra]] flows into the river [[Namsen]], which runs from the east to the west. By the time it reaches the border with [[Namsos Municipality]], the river Namsen is already brackish and influenced by the tides the ocean. The river [[Nordelva]] also empties into the estuary here. On the south side of the Namsen river, there is an area of mountains and mountain lakes. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|726.51|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Reinsjøfjellet]].<ref name="elev" /> The [[Bangsjøene]] lakes form the border with [[Snåsa Municipality]]. The western approaches to [[Geitfjell]] lies in Overhalla Municipality, while the summit lies in [[Grong Municipality]]. The southern tip of the lake [[Storgrønningen]] lies in Overhalla Municipality, while the vast majority of the lake lies in [[Høylandet Municipality]].

==Government==
Overhalla 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 [[Trøndelag District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Overhalla is made up of 21 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                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/overhalla#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/overhalla#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <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=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nord-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nord-tr%C3%B8ndelag/overhalla#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|H/KrF/V                   = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 12
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|H/KrF/DLF                 = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|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 |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|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 |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Overhalla
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 3
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Overhalla is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Groven |first=Gunnar |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010081908030 |title=Overhalla bygdebok bind VI - Bygdehistorie fra 1837 til etter siste verdenskrig |publisher=Overhalla kommune |year=1990 |location=Namsos |pages=39–42 |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1838–1841: Hans Tetlie 	
*1842–1843: [[Andreas Samuelsen Vibstad]] 	
*1844–1845: Halle E. Gansmo 	
*1846–1849: Mathias A. Sellæg 	
*1850-1851: Ove Christian Roll 	
*1851–1853: Mathias A. Sellæg 	
*1854–1855: Johan A. Sellæg 	
*1856–1859: J.G. Steen 	
*1860–1861: Halle E. Tetlie 	
*1862–1869: Andreas Erlandsen 	
*1870–1871: Johannes F. Barlien 	
*1872–1877: Peter N. Solum 	
*1878–1887: Svein G. Tetlie ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1888-1889: Ole M. Weglo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1889–1891: [[Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen]] ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1892–1910: Ole M. Weglo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1911–1919: Peter S. Raabakken ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1920–1922: Esten Saugen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1923–1928: Lorents Nagelhus ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1929–1931: Esten Saugen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1932–1934: Lorents Nagelhus ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1935–1940: Olav Flotten ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1941–1942: Magnus Øyesvold ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1942–1945: Aage Hagerup ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945-1945: Olav Flotten ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1946–1951: Agnar Grande ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1952–1955: Inge Himo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1956–1960: Agnar Grande ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1960–1961: Inge Himo ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1962–1963: Sigmund Flasnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1964–1970: Kristian Hildrum ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1970–1975: Jostein O. Mørkved ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1976–1979: Sigmund Flasnes ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1980–1981: Jørund Øvereng ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1982–1999: Jørgen Tømmerås ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1999–2003: Frank Jensen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2003: [[Susanne Bratli]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2011: Jostein Hildrum ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2011–2021: [[Per Olav Tyldum]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordføreren i Overhalla |url=http://www.overhalla.kommune.no/ordfoereren.113873.no.html |access-date=2014-08-20 |publisher=Overhalla kommune |language=no}}</ref>
*2021–present: Hege Kristin Kværnø Saugen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
{{div col end}}

==Transportation==
The historic [[Namsos Line]] railway traversed the municipality on its way from [[Medjå|Grong]] to [[Namsos (town)|Namsos]], but the line was closed to passenger traffic in 1978. Freight traffic on the line was discontinued in 2002. The [[Norwegian County Road 17]] also crosses the municipality.

==Culture==
There are 38 [[grave mounds]] in the Hunn area. The [[Olamo-haugen]] is the largest of those. The other ones have been dated to years 600 to 800 [[Common Era]], just before the [[Viking Age]]. During the construction of a school in [[Hunn, Norway|Hunn]], the Olamo-haugen mound was uncovered and studied. About {{convert|300|m2}} or about one-third of the mound was excavated by the time the dig was concluded (in 2022).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandmo |first=Espen |date=2022-10-23 |title=Skadet gravhaug under skolebygging – nå må den bygges opp igjen |url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/kommune-skadet-gravhaug-under-skolebygging-_-ma-bygge-den-opp-igjen-1.16143205 |access-date=2022-10-23 |work=[[NRK]].no |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Overhalla Municipality. It is part of the [[Namdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Overhalla'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Ranem||[[Ranem Church]]||[[Ranemsletta]]||1187
|-
|Skage||[[Skage Church]]||[[Skage]]||1903
|}

==Notable people==
{{main category|People from Overhalla}}
[[File:Inge Ryan leseambassadør.jpg|130px|thumb|Inge Ryan, 2013]]
[[File:Trine Skei Grande (Venstre) - February 2019 (47090437131).jpg|130px|thumb|Trine Skei Grande, 2019]]

=== Public service ===
* [[Jacob Hersleb Darre]] (1757 in Overhalla – 1841), a vicar and representative at the [[Norwegian Constitutional Assembly]]
* [[Hans Barlien]] (1772 in Overhalla – 1842), a farmer and politician who established the [[Norwegian-American]] immigrant settlement in [[Sugar Creek, Iowa]]
* [[Christian Møinichen Havig]] (1825 in Overhalla – 1912), a bailiff and politician
* [[Kristen Gran Gleditsch]] (1867 in Overhalla - 1946), a Norwegian military officer and topographer
* [[Alf Hildrum]] (born 1948 in Overhalla), a media executive and politician
* [[Inge Ryan]] (born 1956 in Overhalla), a Norwegian politician who was Mayor of [[Namsskogan Municipality]] from 1991–1995 and [[List of county governors of Nord-Trøndelag|County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag]] from 2009-2017
* [[Susanne Bratli]] (born 1966 in Overhalla), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Overhalla in 2003
* [[Trine Skei Grande]] (born 1969 in Overhalla), a politician and former leader of the [[Liberal Party of Norway]]

=== The Arts ===
* [[Kristian Elster (born 1841)|Kristian Elster]] (1841 in Overhalla – 1881), a novelist, journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, and forester
* [[Per Kvist]] (1890 in Overhalla – 1947), a revue writer, entertainer, and stage & film actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0477002|Per Kvist}}. Retrieved 11 October 2020.</ref>
* [[Johannes Rian]] (1891 in Overhalla – 1981), a painter
* [[Bjarne Brøndbo]] (born 1964) and [[Eskil Brøndbo]] (born 1970), two rock musicians from Namsos

=== Sport ===
* [[Gunhild Følstad]] (born 1981 in Overhalla), an international [[Women's association football|women's footballer]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/overhalla Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

{{use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{sister bar|auto=y|d=y|commonscat=y|voy=Trøndelag|wikt=Overhalla}}
{{Trøndelag}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:Overhalla| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Trøndelag]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1838]]