bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə mˈɜːdʒɚ, lˈævɪk hæd nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ænd bɹˈɛk hæd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ɡˈɪvɪŋ ðə nˈuː mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾi ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌn,ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ.
Before the merger, Lavik had 926 inhabitants and Brekke had 898, giving the new municipality a population of 1,824.