 On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Nes was dissolved and its lands were merged with the neighboring municipalities of Hidra, Bakke, and Gyland and the town of Flekkefjord to form a new, larger municipality of Flekkefjord.Prior to the merger, Nes had a population of 2,757.The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old "Nes" farm (Old Norse