On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Vinje (population: 576), Hemne (population: 2,325), and the western part of the municipality of Heim (population: 711) were merged to form a new, enlarged municipality of Hemne.
On January 1, 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Vinje (population: 576), Hemne (population: 2,325), and the western part of Heim municipality (population: 711) were combined to create a new, larger municipality named Hemne.