Ytre Rendal is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.
It was originally (from 1837) a part of Rendal formannskapsdistrikt. On January 1, 1880 Rendal was split in two to create the municipalities Ytre Rendal and Øvre Rendal. At the point of creation Ytre Rendal had a population of 1,661.
After border adjustments in the municipalities Ytre Rendal and Øvre Rendal, Tolga og Trysil, the new municipality Engerdal was created on January 1, 1911. Ytre Rendal ceded a district with 311 inhabitants to Engerdal.
On January 1, 1965 the new municipality Rendalen was created by merging Ytre and Øvre Rendal. Before the merger Ytre Rendal had a population of 1,913.
Notable people include Peder E. Vorum, mayor from 1913 to 1934.
Coordinates: 61°46′06″N 11°10′26″E / 61.76833°N 11.17389°E