[4][5] Gåsbu Ski Center lies in Vang Almenning, and has served as the backup venue for the Holmenkollrennene.

In 1848, the village of Hamar was granted kjøpstad status for a land area of about 400 decares (99 acres).

On 13 July 1956, the parts of Vang located south of the Åkersvika bay (population: 24) were transferred to Stange Municipality.

[6][4] On 1 January 1964, the Hamarsberget and Vikersødegården exclave areas of Vang (population: 34) were transferred to the neighboring Ringsaker Municipality.

Archeological evidence provides ties between the Vendel era culture in Uppland and Vang in the period from 600 to 800 AD.

Åker gård (Aaker farm) in Vang was the site of an ancient Thing (ting) place; it was there that King Magnus I agreed to share power with his uncle Harald Hardråde and the two became co-rulers.

Åker remained a king's farm during the Viking period, as well as a local headquarters for the military.

At the end of the Hannibal War, General Georg von Reichwein was granted Åker gård as his residence.

Jørgen Otto Brockenhuus, founder of the Brockenhuss –Schack family, resided there in the early 18th century.

When Hamar achieved this status in 1849, about 0.4 square kilometres (0.15 sq mi) of land was reassigned to it from Vang.

About 70 persons found refuge in the Norwegian resistance Milorg's district 77 rural huts.

[11] The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Vang was made up of 29 representatives that were elected to four year terms.