 On 1 January 1992 a small part of the district Furuholmen, with 12 inhabitants, was moved to Rakkestad municipality.The rest of Varteig was incorporated into Sarpsborg along with Tune and Skjeberg.Varteig is probably best known as the home place of Inga of Varteig (born about 1185, died 1234), mother of Håkon Håkonson, king of Norway from 1217 to 1263.