Roan, Norway

Roan Municipality
Roan kommune
View of Bessaker in Roan
View of Bessaker in Roan
Flag of Roan Municipality
Coat of arms of Roan Municipality
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Roan within Trøndelag
Roan within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°09′01″N 10°18′09″E / 64.15028°N 10.30250°E / 64.15028; 10.30250
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 June 1892
 • Preceded byBjørnør Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded byÅfjord Municipality
Administrative centreRoan
Government
 • Mayor (2015-2019)Einar Eian (H)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total374.64 km2 (144.65 sq mi)
 • Land355.17 km2 (137.13 sq mi)
 • Water19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi)  5.2%
 • Rank#248 in Norway
Population
 (2018)
 • Total953
 • Rank#399 in Norway
 • Density2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −5.4%
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5019[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Roan is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Åfjord Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region along the coast. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Roan. Other villages included Bessaker, Brandsfjord, and Hofstad.

A large wind park is located on the mountain plateau just southeast of Bessaker.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 375-square-kilometre (145 sq mi) municipality was the 248th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Roan was the 399th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 953. The municipality's population density was 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.4% over the last decade.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2018). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-11.