Aure, Norway

Aure Municipality
Aure kommune
View of Arasvika in Aure
View of Arasvika in Aure
Flag of Aure Municipality
Coat of arms of Aure Municipality
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Aure within Møre og Romsdal
Aure within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63°16′07″N 08°36′28″E / 63.26861°N 8.60778°E / 63.26861; 8.60778
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreAure
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Hanne Berit Brekken (Ap)
Area
 • Total641.29 km2 (247.60 sq mi)
 • Land621.52 km2 (239.97 sq mi)
 • Water19.76 km2 (7.63 sq mi)  3.1%
 • Rank#179 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total3,381
 • Rank#218 in Norway
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −5.3%
DemonymAurgjelding[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1576[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Aure is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages in Aure include Gullstein, Stemshaug, Todalen, Tjeldbergodden, Arasvika, and Tømmervåg. Aure has one of the largest wooden churches in Norway, Aure Church.

The 641-square-kilometre (247 sq mi) municipality is the 179th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Aure is the 218th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,381. The municipality's population density is 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 5.3% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

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