Heim, Norway

Heim Municipality
Heim kommune
View of the village of Kyrksæterøra
View of the village of Kyrksæterøra
Coat of arms of Heim Municipality
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Heim within Trøndelag
Heim within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°17′26″N 9°05′21″E / 63.2906°N 09.0891°E / 63.2906; 09.0891
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
Established1 Jan 2020
 • Preceded byHalsa, Hemne, and part of Snillfjord
Administrative centreKyrksæterøra
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Marit Liabø Sandvik (Ap)
Area
 • Total1,024.56 km2 (395.58 sq mi)
 • Land980.35 km2 (378.52 sq mi)
 • Water44.20 km2 (17.07 sq mi)  4.3%
 • Rank#113 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total5,880
 • Rank#163 in Norway
 • Density6/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −0.3%
DemonymHeimsbygg[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5055[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Heim is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of three other municipalities. It is located in the traditional district of Fosen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages in Heim include Ytre Snillfjord, Heim, Hellandsjøen, Holla, Vinjeøra, Liabøen, Todalen, Halsanaustan, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen.

The 1,025-square-kilometre (396 sq mi) municipality is the 113th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Heim is the 163rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,880. The municipality's population density is 6 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi) and its population (in its predecessor municipalities) has decreased by 0.3% 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 (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).