Osen Municipality

Osen Municipality
Osen kommune
View of the Osen river
View of the Osen river
Flag of Osen Municipality
Coat of arms of Osen Municipality
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Osen within Trøndelag
Osen within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°17′52″N 10°30′48″E / 64.29778°N 10.51333°E / 64.29778; 10.51333
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 June 1892
 • Preceded byBjørnør Municipality
Administrative centreOsen
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Håvard Strand (LL)
Area
 • Total
387.10 km2 (149.46 sq mi)
 • Land369.62 km2 (142.71 sq mi)
 • Water17.48 km2 (6.75 sq mi)  4.5%
 • Rank#239 in Norway
Highest elevation599.72 m (1,967.59 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
898
 • Rank#340 in Norway
 • Density2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −9.9%
DemonymOsing[2]
Official language
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5020[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Osen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Osen. The other main village is Seter. Most residents live in the coastal areas or in the Steinsdalen valley.

The 387-square-kilometre (149 sq mi) municipality is the 239th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Osen is the 340th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 898. The municipality's population density is 2.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 9.9% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).