Varde Municipality

Varde Municipality (Danish: Varde Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Mads Sørensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. It covers an area of 1255.79 km² with a population of 49,410 (2025).

Varde Municipality Varde Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°38′00″N 8°29′00″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark
Established	1 January 2007
Government
• Mayor	Mads Sørensen
Area
• Total	1,256 km2 (485 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2025)[1]
• Total	49,410
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	vardekommune.dk

On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle (Grimstrup parish, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with Esbjerg Municipality), and Ølgod municipalities to form a new Varde municipality. Årre is also located in Varde.

Locations

Varde	14,000
Ølgod	3,800
Oksbøl	2,800
Tistrup	1,400
Nørre Nebel	1,350
Agerbæk	1,300
Alslev	1,300
Ansager	1,300

Politics

Varde's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.^[2]

Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election	Party												Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
	A	B	C	D	F	I	K	L	L	O	V	Ø
2005	4		3					8			16		31	73.5%	Gylling Haahr (V)
2009	5		2		2			2		1	13		25	66.2%
2013	4	1	2							2	15	1		73.4%	Erik Buhl Nielsen (V)
2017	6	1	1			1			2	2	12			72.4%
2021	6		5	1	1		1				10			68.4%	Mads Sørensen (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021