The municipality existed from 1910 until 1964, and it encompassed the northern part of the island of Vågsøy. The area of Nord-Vågsøy now makes up the northern part of the present-day Kinn Municipality in Vestland county.
From 1910 to 1964, this municipality existed and covered the northern section of the island of Vågsøy. Today, the area of Nord-Vågsøy is part of the northern region of the current Kinn Municipality in Vestland county.