Folldal

Folldal Municipality
Folldal kommune
Folldalen herred  (historic name)
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Folldal within Innlandet
Folldal within Innlandet
Coordinates: 62°11′57″N 10°2′7″E / 62.19917°N 10.03528°E / 62.19917; 10.03528
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictØsterdalen
Established1 Jan 1914
 • Preceded byAlvdal Municipality
Administrative centreFolldal
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Kristin Langtjernet (Ap)
Area
 • Total1,277.07 km2 (493.08 sq mi)
 • Land1,260.28 km2 (486.60 sq mi)
 • Water16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi)  1.3%
 • Rank#79 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,519
 • Rank#301 in Norway
 • Density1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −8.2%
DemonymFolldøl[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3429[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Folldal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Folldal. The municipality was established in 1914 when it was separated from Alvdal Municipality.

Folldal is bordered on the north by Oppdal and Tynset municipalities, in the east by Alvdal municipality, in the south by Stor-Elvdal, Sør-Fron and Sel municipalities, and in the west by Dovre municipality. Mining at the Folldal mines was the main industry for Folldal's residents from the 18th century until the last mine related operation in 1993.

The 1,277-square-kilometre (493 sq mi) municipality is the 79th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Folldal is the 301st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,519. The municipality's population density is 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 8.2% 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).