Grane, Nordland
ⓘ is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trofors. There are several other villages including Fallmoen, Leiren, Majavatn, and Strendene. European route E6 highway and the Nordland Line run through the municipality from south to north.
Grane Municipality
Grane kommune | |
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Municipality | |
The entrance to North Norway on the E6 highway in southern Grane | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Nordland within Norway | |
Grane within Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 65°24′02″N 13°30′38″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Helgeland |
| Established | 1 July 1927 |
| • Preceded by | Vefsn Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Trofors |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Raymond Fagerli (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,004.15 km2 (773.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,881.43 km2 (726.42 sq mi) |
| • Water | 122.68 km2 (47.37 sq mi) 6.1% |
| • Rank | #37 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,454 |
| • Rank | #302 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.3% |
| Demonym | Graneværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1825 |
| Website | Official website |
The 2,004-square-kilometre (774 sq mi) municipality is the 37th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Grane is the 302nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,454. The municipality's population density is 0.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.1/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.
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