General information thumb|left|View of Prestmarka thumb|left|View of the Heilefjell mountains thumb|left|View of Vilnes Church Askvoll was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was identical to the Askvoll parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes () of Askvoll, Vilnes, Øn, and Hyllestad. In 1862, the two southernmost sub-parishes of Øn and Hyllestad (population: 2,475) were separated from Askvoll and (along with the Bø sub-parish from Lavik municipality) formed the new municipality of Hyllestad. This left Askvoll with 2 sub-parishes and a population of 3,065.
General information thumb|left|View of Prestmarka thumb|left|View of the Heilefjell mountains thumb|left|View of Vilnes Church Askvoll was establish.ed as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The original municipality was identical to the Askvoll parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes () of Askvoll, Vilnes, Øn and Hyllestad. In 1862, the two southernmost sub-parishes of Øn and Hyllestad (population: 2,475) were separated from Askvoll and (along with the Bø sub-parish from Lavik municipality) formed the new municipality of H,yllestad. This left Askvoll with 2 sub-parishes and a population of 3,065