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{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Øyer
|native_name            =
|native_name_lang       =
|other_name             =
|former_name            = Øier herred
|image_skyline          = Öyer bekkakempen 756m IMG 1121.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the Øyer area
|idnumber               = 3440
|county                 = Innlandet
|district               = Gudbrandsdal
|capital                = [[Tingberg]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Øyværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             =
|flag                   = Flag of Øyer.gif
|webpage                = www.oyer.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Anne Marie Sveipe
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 182
|area_total_km2         = 640.15
|area_land_km2          = 616.47
|area_water_km2         = 23.66
|area_water_percent     = 3.7
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 180
|population_total       = 5161
|population_density_km2 = 8.4
|population_increase    = 1.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|15|55|N|10|24|48|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6800945 | utm_easting = 0254116 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}
'''Øyer''' 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 [[Tingberg]]. The two largest villages in the municipality are [[Granrudmoen]] and [[Tretten]].
The {{convert|640|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 182nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Øyer is the 180th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,161. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|8.4|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 1.2% 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>
==General information==
[[File:Øyer rådhus.JPG|left|thumb|Øyer town hall.]]
[[File:Fredrik Borgen - Høstvæte, Hov i Øyer, Gudbrandsdalen - Nasjonalmuseet - NG.M.00532.jpg|left|thumb|Painting of the Hov farm in Øyer by Fredrik Borgen (1895)]]
The parish of ''Øier'' (later spelled ''Øyer'') was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1867, a small area of Øier (population: 40) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of [[Gausdal]]. The borders of Øyer have not changed since that time.<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>
===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Øier'' farm ({{langx|non|Øyja}} / [[accusative case]] and [[dative case]]) since the first [[Øyer Church]] had been located there for centuries. The name comes from the word {{lang|non|øyi}} ([[nominative case]]). Two lakes in Norway had the name {{lang|non|Øyi(r)}} in Old Norse times (now called [[Øymark]] and [[Øyeren]]), and these names are derived from the word {{wikt-lang|no|eyrr}} which means "flat and fertile land along the edge of the water". This name is probably given to this area because the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] river widens out in the central part of the municipality and creates two river-lakes (called the ''Jemnefjorden'' and ''Gildbusfjorden''). {{lang|non|Øyi}} was probably the old name of one (or both) of these "[[fjord]]s".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DohBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1900 |edition=4 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=160 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Øier''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Øyer''.<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===
[[File:HegdA07693x (3).jpg|thumb|left|View of a ''hegd'' which is the basis for the coat of arms]]
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 29 April 1983. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a [[:no:hegd|wooden staple]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I grønt ei sølv helder}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[:no:hegd|wooden staple]] {{langx|no|hegd}} or {{lang|no|helder}}). The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. This is a type of ring or staple that was historically made of wood and it was used to fasten a tree trunk to a rope in order to haul it over the land. Similar devices were used all over Norway, but this particular shape is typical for this area. The arms were designed by Ola T. Rybakken. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms, but the staple design is off-center on the flag.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Øyer |access-date=2023-04-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oyer, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-21.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1983-07-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1983-04-29-937 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref name="Om">{{Cite web |title=Om Øyer |url=http://www.oyer.kommune.no/artikkel/11227/11663: |access-date=2009-01-03 |publisher=Øyer kommune |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|the coat of arms for [[Masfjorden#Coat of arms|Masfjorden]].}}
===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Øyer. 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 Øyer'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Tretten||[[Tretten Church]]||[[Tretten]]||1728
|-
|rowspan="1"|Øyer||[[Øyer Church]]||[[Tingberg]]||1725
|}
==History==
The [[Black Death]] reached Norway in the winter of 1349-1350. Øyer was one of the parishes that was most severely impacted. Estimates based on tax payments suggest that between 66 and 75% of all residents died. Many of the farms there became [[deserted farm]]s ({{lang|no|ødegårder}}), which remained vacant until the late 17th century. The [[Tretten Church]] parish (which had been a separate parish from Øyer) was merged with the [[Øyer Church]] parish after the Black Death, because the decimated population of Tretten no longer could maintain their own priest.
==Economy==
{| style="float: right;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Øyer 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=2015-07-02 |access-date=14 June 2017 |publisher=ssb.no |language=English}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||71
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||60
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||55
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}}||52
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||32
|}
Øyer has traditionally been a [[agriculture|farming]] and [[logging]] municipality.
Recreation is increasingly important economically. Since it opened in 1989, Øyer's [[Hafjell]] Alpine Ski Center has grown to include 15 lifts (with an additional in construction) and 28 runs as wells as extensive [[cross-country skiing]] runs. It is located about {{convert|15|km}} from the [[Lillehammer (town)|town of Lillehammer]], making it very accessible to a larger population. [[Toboggan]]ing, [[luge]], and [[bobsleigh|bobsled]] racing (on the [[1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Olympic]] course) are also found in the area.
==Government==
Øyer Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[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 Øyer 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                      = Øyer
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/øyer#seats |access-date=2024-01-13 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 =
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/øyer#seats |access-date=2022-06-25 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/øyer#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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/øyer#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Øyer Local List
|otherparty_no             = Øyer Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Øyer Local List
|otherparty_no             = Øyer Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Øyer Local List
|otherparty_no             = Øyer Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdalista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]] and Free Voters<br />
|smallparty_no             = Høyre og Frie Velgere
|smallparty_number         = 2
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}} 50%, #FFFFFF 50%);
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|V/DRF                     = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|V/DRF                     = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Øyer
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940*
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 24
|Senterpartiet             = 11
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|DRF                       = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}
===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=April 2023}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Øyer (incomplete list):
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*1838-1854: Amund Tande
*1884-1886: Ole Moe<ref>{{Cite news |date=1884-01-08 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/b4df44f0c00ba1e02ff312b611ff7195?page=1 |access-date=2023-04-22 |work=[[Hamar Stiftstidende]] |page=3}}</ref>
*1897-1901: Ole Torgersen Gillebo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref name="ØH">{{Cite web |year=2003 |editor-last=Holmen |editor-first=Lars |editor2-last=Stensrud |editor2-first=Oddvar |editor3-last=Korslund |editor3-first=Geir |title=I gamle fotefar |url=http://www.oyerogtrettenhistorielag.no/wp-content/uploads/I_gamle_fotefar_2003.pdf |access-date=2023-04-22 |publisher=Øyer og Tretten Historielag |language=no |format=PDF}}</ref>
*1902-1910: Christian Mageli<ref>{{Cite news |date=1902-01-10 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7cad7b7255e786d3ca4a900cf6c2c014?page=1 |access-date=2023-04-22 |work=Gudbrandsdalens Blad |page=2}}</ref>
*1911-1916: Ole Torgersen Gillebo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref name="ØH" />
*1917-1919: Kristian Bjørnstad<ref>{{Cite news |date=1917-01-05 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/da4372a8e8f5c1ea797d4e57f20afffa?page=1 |access-date=2023-04-22 |work=[[Samhold]] |page=2}}</ref>
*1920-1922: M. Lunke ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1920-03-18 |title=Fylkesting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/e20ddb255b30fc26f9e13d53a7afa6bf?page=1 |access-date=2023-04-22 |work=[[Hadeland (newspaper)|Hadeland]] |page=2}}</ref>
*1923-1925: Ole Torgersen Gillebo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref name="ØH" />
*1926-1931: O. Hageløkken ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|AD]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1925-12-12 |title=I Øyer tok demokratene både ordfører og viseordførerplassen |url=https://www.nb.no/items/ac57adee4567644fae54ee1144c12360?page=1 |access-date=2023-04-22 |work=[[Laagen]] |page=2}}</ref>
*1932-1934: John Vedum ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1931-12-17 |title=Bondepartiet fikk ordføreren i Øyer |url=https://www.nb.no/items/805114bc75eb87347410fd1b989cc039?page=1 |access-date=2023-04-22 |work=[[Laagen]] |page=2}}</ref>
*1935-1941: Tor Mageli ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1945-1946:	Tor Mageli ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1946-1947: Ole Hageløkken ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1948-1955: Erl. Skjønsberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1956-1959: Einar Bræin ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1960-1975: Lars Bjerke ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1976-1979: Geir Korslund ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980-1983: Einar Moe ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984-1987: Arne Bueie ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1988–1995: Ola Prestegarden ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1996-1999: [[Rigmor Aarø Spiten]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1999-2007: Ole Hageløkken ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2007-2015: Mari Botterud ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2015–2019: Brit Kramprud Lundgård ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–2023: Jon Halvor Midtmageli ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023-present: Anne Marie Sveipe ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-28 |title=Anne Marie Sveipe er den nye ordføreren i Øyer |url=https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/anne-marie-sveipe-er-den-nye-ordforeren-i-oyer-1.16575761 |access-date=2024-01-13 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Geography==
Øyer municipality is bordered by [[Ringebu Municipality]] to the north, [[Stor-Elvdal Municipality]] to the east, [[Ringsaker Municipality]] to the southeast, [[Lillehammer Municipality]] to the south, and [[Gausdal Municipality]] to the west. The municipality is divided into two parishes: Øyer in the south and Tretten in the north.
The municipality is located in the [[Gudbrandsdal]] valley, through which the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] river flows. The lake [[Losna (lake)|Losna]] is partially located in the municipality.
{{wide image|Öyer Jemne gaard IMG 1508.JPG|770px|Image from the municipality of Øyer in Innlandet county}}
==Notable people==
[[File:Frost - Satyricon (2017).jpg|140px|thumb|Kjetil Haraldstad, 2017]]
* [[Anders Lysgaard]] (1756 in Tretten – 1827), a farmer, sheriff, and representative at the [[Norwegian Constituent Assembly]]
* [[Johannes Skar]] (1837 in Øyer - 1914), a Norwegian educator and [[folklorist]]
* [[Matias Skard]] (1846 at Øyer - 1927), a [[philologist]], [[educator]], [[psalmist]], and [[essayist]]
* [[Anton Kraabel]] (1862 in Øyer – 1934), the 11th [[Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota]] in the USA
* [[Simon Johnson (novelist)|Simon Johnson]] (1874 in Øyer – 1970), a Norwegian-American newspaper editor and author
* [[Ottar Grepstad]] (born 1953 in Øyer), a Norwegian [[Nynorsk]] writer
* [[Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad]] (born 1973 in Øyer), a drummer in [[black metal]] bands [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]] and [[1349 (band)|1349]]
=== Sport ===
* [[Ole Stenen]] (1903 in Øyer – 1975), a Nordic skier and silver medallist at the [[1932 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Erling Jevne]] (born 1966), a skier who was a team gold and silver medallist at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Roger Hjelmstadstuen]] (born 1979 in Øyer), a retired snowboarder who competed at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Aleksander Melås]] (born 1998 in Øyer), a retired Norwegian [[Luge|luger]]
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway}}
Øyer has [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister city]] agreements with the following places:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vennskapskommuner |url=http://www.oyer.kommune.no/artikkel/11977/11663:11227: |access-date=2009-01-03 |publisher=Øyer kommune |language=no}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Färgelanda Municipality|Färgelanda]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Muhos]], Finland
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Øyer}}
{{wiktionary|Øyer}}
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/oyer Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}*{{Wikivoyage inline|Oppland}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Gudbrandsdalen}}
*[http://www.arkivnett.ol.no/dbsok/npginfo.asp?Code=OYE Church Records] for those with ancestors from Øyer. Baptisms and deaths between 1671 and 1857. {{in lang|no}}
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