Other population centres in the municipality are the villages of Holvik, Vågsvåg, Torskangerpoll, Færestrand, and Ytre Oppedal.

On 1 July 1921, the Blesrød farm in Nord-Vågsøy (just north of Måløy) was transferred to Sør-Vågsøy.

[3] The municipality is named Sør-Vågsøy since it encompasses the southern part of the island of Vågsøy (Old Norse: Vágsey).

[9] The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Sør-Vågsøy was made up of 29 representatives that were elected to four year terms.

The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: The mayors (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Sør-Vågsøy:[16]