Dovre Municipality
Dovre Municipality
Dovre kommune | |
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View of the Dovre area | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Dovre within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 62°2′6″N 9°28′3″E / 62.03500°N 9.46750°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Gudbrandsdalen |
| Established | 1861 |
| • Preceded by | Lesja Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Dovre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Magne Vorkinn ((Sp)) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,364.38 km2 (526.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,349.19 km2 (520.93 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.19 km2 (5.86 sq mi) 1.1% |
| • Rank | #69 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 2,287.1 m (7,504 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 2,516 |
| • Rank | #252 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7.4% |
| Demonym | Dovring |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3431 |
| Website | Official website |
Dovre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre. Other villages in Dovre include Dombås and Hjerkinn.
The 1,364.38-square-kilometre (526.79 sq mi) municipality is the 69th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Dovre Municipality is the 252nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,516. The municipality's population density is 1.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 7.4% over the previous 10-year period.