Våler, Østfold

Infobox_Kommune
name=Våler
idnumber=0137
county=Østfold
landscape=
capital=Våler i Østfold
governor=Kjerstin Wøyen Funderud (Sp)
governor_as_of=2007
arearank=298
area=257
arealand=239
areapercent=0.08
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=229
population=4,003
populationpercent=0.09
populationdensity=17
populationincrease=-6.9
language=Bokmål
lat_deg=59| lat_min=28| lat_sec=21| lon_deg=10| lon_min=55| lon_sec=1
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=6594261 |utm_easting=0608622| geo_cat=adm2nd




munwebpage=www.valer-of.kommune.no

Våler is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway.

The parish of "Vaaler" was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).

The name

The Norse form of the name was "Válir", this is the plural form of "váll" m 'clearing in the wood'.

Until 1921 the name was written "Vaaler".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986), but it is based upon a nobleman's coat-of-arms from the Middle Ages.