Verran

Verran Municipality
Verran kommune
View from Malm at sunset
View from Malm at sunset
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Verran within Trøndelag
Verran within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°01′27″N 10°58′44″E / 64.02417°N 10.97889°E / 64.02417; 10.97889
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictInnherad
Established1 Jan 1901
 • Preceded byMosvik og Verran
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded bySteinkjer, Indre Fosen
Administrative centreMalm
Government
 • Mayor (2015-2019)Anders Lindstrøm (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total601.66 km2 (232.30 sq mi)
 • Land558.15 km2 (215.50 sq mi)
 • Water43.51 km2 (16.80 sq mi)  7.2%
 • Rank#185 in Norway
Population
 (2018)
 • Total2,473
 • Rank#294 in Norway
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −16.1%
DemonymVerrabygg[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5039[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Verran is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was divided between Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality. It was part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Malm. Other villages in Verran included Follafoss, Sela, Verrabotn, and Verrastranda.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 602-square-kilometre (232 sq mi) municipality was the 185th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Verran was the 294th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,473. The municipality's population density was 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 16.1% over the last decade.[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. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2018). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-05.