It was created in 1837 as Byneset formannskapsdistrikt. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 2,143. In 1855 the parish Buvik was separated from Byneset to constitute a separate municipality, leaving Byneset with a population of 2,109.

On 1 January 1964 Byneset was incorporated into the urban municipality Trondheim, along with Leinstrand, Strinda and Tiller. Byneset was the smallest municipality prior to the merger, with a population of 2,049.

The largest village in Byneset is Spongdal.

References

• Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". .
• Registreringssentral for historiske data Hjemmehørende folkemengde Sør-Trøndelag 1801-1960. University of Tromsø. .