Årset is a small farming village in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal in Norway. It is situated along the Storelva river in the Årsetdalen valley, about inland from the village of Vartdal.
History It was first mentioned in 1520 in the tax records. In 1606, there were four farms, a number which remained largely unchanged for centuries. There is a lot of uncultivated land and pasture on the sunny side, which was used in earlier times for hayfields.
The owners of the Årset farm also had land on Årsetstøylen in Årsetdalen about from the main village and at Årsetgjerdet on the opposite side of the Storelva river which is crossed by a bridge at Årsethølen (Årset pool).
There was a boathouse at Årsetvika by the Vartdalsfjorden until 1998.
Population Population of the small area:Norwegian censuses of 1801, 1865 and 1900 1801: 30 persons - (5 homes) 1865: 23 people - (4 homes) 1900: 45 persons - (7 homes)
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