The municipality of Voll og Eid (English: Voll and Eid) was established on 1 January 1840 when it was split away from Grytten municipality.

[4] [5] Soon after the municipality was created, talk of dividing it began.

On 1 January 1874, Eid og Voll Municipality was divided to create two municipalities: Eid (population: 1,048) and Voll (population: 695).

[5] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.

[5][6] The municipality is compound name made up of two areas along the Romsdalsfjorden: Eid and Voll.